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Summer’s coming... and so is soiling season. More sunshine = more energy, right? Not when your panels are covered in dust, pollen, and debris. Soiling quietly drains your performance and your profits. So here’s the real question — what’s triggering your cleaning schedule?   • Pre-set maintenance cycles   • Soiling loss data alerts   • Energy output drop detection   • Visual inspections Clean panels are essential, but knowing when to clean is where the real savings happen. That’s exactly what our ARES Soiling Station delivers: real-time, data-driven insights that identify the most financially optimal wash times. On large-scale sites, ARES has helped plants achieve up to a 20% boost in annual energy production.  All while maintaining net-zero cleaning costs through smarter, data-backed scheduling. Smarter timing. Cleaner panels. Better performance. Comment now to share how you manage soiling at your site—we’re all ears! Let’s help you make this your most profitable summer yet.  Schedule a demo with our team today! https://lnkd.in/gZei8vGS

Summer’s coming... and so is soiling season. More sunshine = more energy, right? Not when your panels are covered in dust, pollen, and debris. Soiling quietly drains your performance and your profits. So here’s the real question — what’s triggering your cleaning schedule?   • Pre-set maintenance cycles   • Soiling loss data alerts   • Energy output drop detection   • Visual inspections Clean panels are essential, but knowing when to clean is where the real savings happen. That’s exactly what our ARES Soiling Station delivers: real-time, data-driven insights that identify the most financially optimal wash times. On large-scale sites, ARES has helped plants achieve up to a 20% boost in annual energy production.  All while maintaining net-zero cleaning costs through smarter, data-backed scheduling. Smarter timing. Cleaner panels. Better performance. Comment now to share how you manage soiling at your site—we’re all ears! Let’s help you make this your most profitable summer yet.  Schedule a demo with our team today! https://lnkd.in/gZei8vGS

Happy Earth Day from Fracsun! Everyone we have ever known and loved is in one of these images and sometimes it's helpful to zoom out and see what really matters. Today, and every day, we're proud to support a cleaner, more efficient renewable energy future. By helping operators understand and mitigate soiling loss, we're not just protecting energy output — we're helping solar work harder for the planet. Because clean panels mean more clean power. And that’s something worth celebrating every day — but especially today. I like these images for capturing nearly all inhabited land masses, albeit with some extreme foreshortening in some areas. Generated using data from many satellite missions over a many years, a team at NASA created these images layer by layer. Truly stunning. #EarthDay #SolarEnergy #Sustainability #SoilingMatters #CleanPanelsCleanPlanet #Fracsun #EnergyEfficiency #ClimateAction

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱? (Hint: It’s not one-size-fits-all.) At a 27 MWdc Central Valley site, three ARES stations told three very different stories. One sensor—placed near a dusty farm and aligned with prevailing winds—recorded 𝟲𝟬%+ 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 soiling loss than the others on the same day. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. Why? Factors like: 🚜 Adjacent ag activity 💨 Prevailing winds 🚚 Dirt roads & on-site traffic 🌳 Pollen-producing vegetation 🏗️ Irregular or segmented layouts If you’re relying on a single sensor to represent an entire site, you're likely missing major opportunities to 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. ➡️ General guideline for DG Projects: 1 soiling station per 5–10 MWdc. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲—and better data means better decisions. We are happy to conduct virtual site evaluations for both operating and development assets. Reach out to our team today to see how intelligent soiling loss management can unlock the full potential of your solar plants. 🔗 Read the full case study : https://lnkd.in/gue5VcKM #SolarPerformance #SoilingLoss #PVMonitoring #Fracsun #SolarOM #SolarOptimization

📢 We’re teaming up with Terabase Energy to show how CLEO AI can improve accuracy of energy models and better inform downstream O&M planning. Join the webinar on 4/30! ✅ Ground-tuned soiling loss values ✅ Seamless data import into PlantPredict ✅ Daily simulated values for accurate performance benchmarking ✅ Live demo of CLEO operating withing PlantPredict 🗓️ Webinar: April 30 | 10am PT 🔗 Register here : http://bit.ly/42ocTJq Together, we can finally end the annual average! #solarperformance #soilingloss #plantpredict #terabase #fracsun #cleantech #solarOandM

Join us for our next webinar to learn how to use Fracsun's cutting-edge AI soiling loss model within Terabase PlantPredict to maximize your power plant’s LCOE. Register: https://bit.ly/42EsqGg

We opted out of April Fools this year but this data is no joke!

🚀 LE LAVAGE DE MODULE ! 🚀 Chez Photom Services, nous maîtrisons le lavage des panneaux pour garantir une performance optimale des équipements. Le lavage régulier et adapté joue un rôle essentiel dans l’optimisation des performances. En améliorant l’efficacité énergétique, il permet un gain de points de production significatif. 🔎 Notre expertise: ✅ Analyse avant et après lavage pour un suivi précis et une optimisation des performances. ✅ Calcul du taux d’encrassement pour une prise de décision adaptée, maitrise des outils et connectivité monitoring avec dispositifs Fracsun. ✅ Sélection stratégique de la période d’intervention pour minimiser l’impact sur la production. ✅ Respect du terrain et des contraintes environnementales. 💡 Un module propre, c’est une production maximisée et une longévité de votre installation ! 📩 Contactez-nous dès maintenant pour une analyse personnalisée. #Photovoltaïque #EnergiesRenouvelables #Maintenance #Innovation #Exploitation #PerformanceSolaire #Photom #PhotomServices #Conduite #Agrivoltaïsme

🔎 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲—and becoming more powerful every day! Our PV Soiling Data Report is built from real-world measurements using Fracsun’s ARES soiling measurement station, providing invaluable insights into soiling accumulation, cleaning effectiveness, and seasonal trends for your site. Key Highlights of the Report: 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 – Our database continues to grow, allowing us to provide more precise soiling reports tailored to your exact region. These are ground-based measurements. 📊 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Compare clean vs. soiled irradiance, track soiling trends, and measure the effectiveness of natural and manual cleaning events. 🌧 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 – Not all rain cleans your panels! Our data estimates how much rain is actually needed to reset soiling losses. 🌬 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – See how wind, rain, and seasonal changes impact soiling loss and loss accumulations rates over time with detailed graphs and rolling averages. ⚡ 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – Instead of relying on annual averages, we encourage integrating monthly (or even daily) soiling loss data into energy production estimates for greater accuracy. This level of granular, site-specific soiling analysis is something many solar asset owners, O&M teams, and project developers are still learning about. And as our soiling loss database expands daily, this kind of reporting is becoming more accessible than ever. Curious about how soiling is affecting your solar assets? Let’s talk! 🚀 #SolarEnergy #DataDriven #SoilingLoss #PVPerformance #Innovation #SolarOptimization Bryan Fisher Scott Lewis James Luffman Jon Previtali Derek Chase

Having issues with 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀? Come say Hi to the Fracsun team at Intersolar North America next week at 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 #𝟱𝟰𝟱 and chat with our team about how we can help improve you solar site's operational efficiency. Or just come by for the jokes! https://lnkd.in/grqGG7t2 #IESNA #Intersolar #Innovation #SolarPV