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Enhancing Solar Panel Dust Detection with AI: Tackling Dataset Imbalance

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At Sunlink, we understand that even small amounts of dust on photovoltaic (PV) modules can significantly reduce energy output. Accurate and timely detection of dust accumulation is therefore critical for optimizing cleaning schedules and maximizing the return on investment for solar installations. However, developing robust AI models for dust detection comes with a hidden challenge:

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Increase in UK solar panel fires blamed on poor installations

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Fires involving solar panels increased 60% between 2022 and 2024 in the United Kingdom outpacing the rate of new installations, according to analysis from QBE Insurance. The business insurer has revealed UK fire services attended 171 incidents involving a solar installation during 2024, up from 107 in 2022 and 128 in 2023. QBE acquired the

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Longi reveals back-contact PV test results from offshore environments

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Chinese module maker Longi has released the results of a six-month test of its back-contact solar modules deployed in an offshore deep-sea experimental installation. The company stated that the results, covering the January–June 2025 period, were validated by the China National Photovoltaic Product Quality Inspection Center (CPVT). The experimental site, located off the coast of Yantai, a major Chinese

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South Korea introduces standards for photovoltaic-thermal modules

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South Korea’s National Institute of Technology and Standards (KATS) has introduced new national standards for photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) solar panels. The government-run agency said the new standards apply to modules that combine photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies in a single device, noting that separate standards for each technology already exist. “This regulatory improvement system accelerates the

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UK government mandates solar panels for new homes in England

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Solar panels will be required on almost all new homes built in England under new regulations set for publication in fall 2025. UK government Energy Secretary Ed Miliband confirmed on June 6 that the forthcoming Future Homes Standard will make installing solar panels on new homes “almost universal” in England, outside of “rare exceptions” where

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How to assess bifacial PV system performance on sloped terrains

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Researchers from Bangladesh’s East West University have developed a novel method for analyzing bifacial PV systems on sloped terrains. The novel technique is a precursor formulation that is then inserted into existing PV simulation models that do not account for hilly solar farms. “A complete reformulation for bifacials would need a lot of effort, so instead we

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Longi launches all-black back contact solar panel series

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Chinese PV module maker Longi has debuted its new EcoLife series of solar panels. The EcoLife series features the company’s back contact technology and is billed as a premium lifestyle brand for customers on the residential market “who value quality, independence and lasting impact”. The panels are available in a compact 54-cell format. The series

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Longi unveils anti-dust back contact solar module with 24.8% efficiency

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Longi has launched its Hi-MO X10 anti-dust solar panel at the China (Jinan) International Solar Energy Utilization Conference. The new module series uses Longi’s second-generation hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC 2.0) cell technology. It includes seven models, all with a uniform half-cell (6×24) design and dimensions of 2,382 mm × 1,134 mm × 30 mm.

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Pressurized water cleaning can improve PV generation efficiency by 10%

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Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China have conducted a review of research on the dust-scaling process on PV panels and various water-based cleaning methods. They were able to establish a relationship between different types of dust scales and water-cleaning parameters. Overall, the team has looked through 250 articles published throughout the world up

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Aluminum frames lead solar panel costs amid shifting industry prices

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Yao Yao, a renewable energy analyst at SinoLink Securities, noted dramatic cost shifts in the solar industry during a recent speech at the China Photovoltaic Industry Association’s (CPIA) annual conference earlier this month. Yao said secondary materials have reshaped the industry’s cost structure this year, as they now dominate production costs. SinoLink Securities said that

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