SolarCare

The offering:
Our mission is making sure that your solar panels are always running at peak performance, saving you money and stress in the long run. Over time dust, debris and soiling will build upon your solar panels, which may compromise the performance of your solar panel system up to 25%. Through regular, preventative maintenance we ensure that your solar panel system operates safely, correctly, efficiently and serves out its life. By collecting data like output power, we can intelligently identify issues before they arise. We use specialized chemicals, equipment, and techniques to clean all types of solar panels and surrounding equipment. As most know, solar panels generate electricity. Less known is the fact that they are not maintenance free. Solar panel systems require careful cleaning and regular inspections to perform well for decades. If neglected this can result in costly repairs or complete replacement of the entire system since panels themselves are very expensive pieces of equipment. The reason for this neglect is usually due to a lack of knowledge on how to properly clean them. For example, many people use highly corrosive or pressure washing chemicals which rapidly degrade the solar panel frame while leaving rust stains behind even if it appears clean afterwards. Some resort to powerwashing but do not realize that this will drive moisture under the edges of the glass laminate which quickly induces corrosion problems underneath others simply blast water at high pressure with any nozzle until it is "clean enough".
Your solar system should be cleaned at least twice a year depending upon the level of soiling, condensation, weather conditions and animal life in your region. Our team can share an assessment on how frequently you should book solar panel maintenance based on the conditions of your property. Our solar system cleaning includes:

• Roof-mounted or land-mounted cleaning services
• Visual inspection of the solar panels
• Cleaning of the solar panel surface with appropriate chemicals and tools
• Additional services or inspections available by request




The need:

1. The modern energy sector is constantly evolving and governments around the world are pushing for green energy. Increasing the efficiency of solar panels is one of the most fundamental ways towards green energy, which is a very desirable trade for modern energy producers.

2. Increasing the efficiency and energy production of already installed solar farms results in a very low-risk profit gain.



The market:
Due to the recent energy crisis in Europe, there has been an increased demand for solar panels. The annual solar PV repairs and maintenance spend is expected to grow to $9 billion by 2025, according to a new study released by Wood Mackenzie. The research firm predicts that in 2020 alone, 4.2GW of solar PV systems will run premature failures. The capacity is expected to increase to 36GW in 2025.


Revenue mechanism:

1)Subscription service

A tiered subscription service where the client will be paying an annual fee for schedule periodic maintenance or when there is an indication of a problem.

2)One-time-service


The team:
George Giannakopoulos - Undergratuate Msc in Computer engineering at The University of the Aegean
Dionisis Tsakarisanos - Undergraduate Msc in Computer engineering at The University of the Aegean
Ioannis Chrysostomos Kavasilas - Undergratuate Msc in Computer engineering at The University of the Aegean


Some key features of our app are:
It provides visualized real-time statistics (e.g., generated power for each solar panel). It provides alerts in case of events (e.g., inverter failure), providing early detection of possible impending failures.