Omani firm invents innovative robot for cleaning solar cells

Muscat: Acting in cooperation with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), an Oman-based firm named RAID (Robotics & AI Development) launched a solar cell cleaning robot.

The innovation is a local device that aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of solar power plants by automatically cleaning solar cells when deemed necessary.

Abdulrahman Affan Al Hajji, Head of RAID Company, said that the solar cell cleaning robot is a unique innovation designed and manufactured locally to clean vast solar cell stations with high efficiency.

Al Hajji added that the project aims to minimise human effort and avoid potential risks involved in manual cleaning operations.

Al Hajji pointed out that the robot was tested at PDO and that the outcome was ‘high efficiency’.

The unit cleaned more than 700 solar panels, with the robot emerging as an ideal device for operating in all weather conditions.

This, he observed, would ensure sustainability in performance, based on the fact that this technology contributes to reducing the volume of water used in cleaning, increasing the productivity of solar energy units and diminishing dependence on non-renewable energy sources.