Solar Panel Cleaning in Barking

Barking sits where the inner East London urban environment meets the Thames estuary — a combination that creates a demanding soiling environment for solar panels. Traffic particulate from the A13 and the busy commercial routes through the town deposits on panel surfaces continuously, while the proximity to the Thames and Barking Creek brings estuarine humidity and the fine mineral particulate that comes with it. The result is a soiling profile that combines traffic pollution, atmospheric dust and moisture — one that becomes a measurable barrier to light transmission over a period of months.

The borough's significant investment in affordable housing with integrated solar has produced a substantial installed base of PV panels across both new-build and retrofitted properties in IG11. Many of these installations are now several years old and past the point where rainfall alone provides adequate self-cleaning. Gull populations from the Thames waterfront also foul panels across the borough; the uric acid in bird fouling requires prompt removal to prevent glass etching. Our pure water system addresses all of these soiling types without chemicals.