The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur researchers have developed the coating technology for easy and self-cleaning of solar panel surfaces. This self-cleaning coating has been developed by the principal investigator, Dr Ravi K R, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Jodhpur and team members Meignanamoorthi G, Project Assistant and Mohit Singh, Research Scholar and Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Jodhpur. The technology has been sent for patent approval.
These coatings are transparent, scalable, durable and superhydrophobic. It reduces dust accumulation on solar panels and is capable of self-cleaning with very little water, and is also suitable for easy integration with solar panel manufacturing plants.
