Energetica India nº91 July August 2020

PRODUCTS Skilancer Solar’s Robotic Cleaning Solutions - Increases Efficiency, Saves Water Increasing water scarcity could pose a severe constraint to energy supplies and solar expansion in In- dia. Another interesting fact is that in India, the monsoon season has become increasingly unpredictable due to climate change. This has in- creased stress on the power supply. In 2012, the world’s largest blackout in India that plunged nearly 670 mil- lion people into darkness was caused by farmers using excessive electrici- ty to pump water to compensate for the poor monsoon season. This quite evidently shows the urgency of the matter. Skilancer Solar manufactures cen- trally controlled, self-powered, ro- botic arms for automatic cleaning of solar modules. With India’s rising water scarcity issue and challeng- es with manual/traditional methods of cleaning and cleaning frequency, Skilancer’s cleaning system offers a better solution for solar plants and industries using solar panels. One robot can clean up to a 200 kW ca- pacity plant or a kilometre in length. It pays back the plant in a matter of 24 months as there is no operation- al cost and no water use. Skilancer Solar’s innovative waterless automat- ic solar module cleaning system is cost-effective, safe and cloud-based. The digital interface allows for • Each robot to be controlled remote- ly through a PC or mobile interface • Warnings are directly communicat- ed to the user by each robot • Each robot gives their running time, water saved, man-hours saved, etc. which is then summed up and dis- played Skilancer focuses on manufacturing products where its IP lies i.e Electron- ics control board and few other un- der patent components. Most of the major components are outsourced to different companies where heavy machinery is required or the manu- facturing process is capital intensive. Assembly of different components into the final robot is carried out by the Skilancer Solar at Faridabad man- ufacturing unit. “It is very satisfying to see a happy customer at the end of the day. Our customers have observed reduced operational expenses and on the other hand, increased generation of power which sums up as reduced ROI of the plants. One of our cus- tomers in Nagpur has observed 7% increased efficiency by using our ro - botic cleaning system to what it was earlier. Our customer in Jodhpur has observed 16% increased efficiency,” says Manish Das, Co-Founder, Direc- tor, Skilancer Solar. Skilancer Solar claims that its tech- nology allows solar plants to save 13,000 litres of water per megawatt per month. Product contributes to saving water in dry zones like Rajas- than by installing their cleaning ro- bots there. Salient features: • Artificially intelligent • Safe & reliable 60 energetica INDIA- July-Aug_2020