You can use chemicals to clean solar panels, but how to choose the correct solution? We tell you all about it!

Can I use chemicals to clean my solar panels?

Tired of those pesky limestone stains on your shower glass screens? We have the solution!

Discover How to Protect Your Shower Glass

How to protect your shower screen?

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Find our Leading Products for the Cleaning Solar Industry.

ChemiTek Exhibits at Genera

Visit ChemiTek at Genera

Floating solar Parks

If we look Portugal down on the map, one certainty comes to mind: in terms of solar radiation, the country is privileged for its location!

Why is Portugal a Growing Market in the Solar Area?

The now years old ChemiTek has entered the U.S. market with its innovative, sustainable, and certified solutions for removing contaminants and protecting solar panels, making its energy production more efficient.

ChemiTek & its biodegradable solutions to clean and protect solar panels breaks grounds in the U.S.it

Portuguese company specialized in liquid technology for solar panels breaks ground in the US market.

Energy consumption worldwide is increasing significantly, and there is still a large part of it that is produced using resources that are finite and extremely harmful to the environment, the so-called fossil fuels.

Solar Energy as the source of the Future

Solar Energy: The Source of the Future

An important ally for the energy and ecological transition. Agrivoltaic solar plants are designed to have a low impact on the daily operations while offering positive benefits for the soil, ecosystem and the profitability of agriculture.

Agrivoltaic Systems

Solar Wash Protect - TÜV TESTED & APPROVED - Dirty module cleaning product

Each day, the solar sector grows stronger, especially with the maturation of photovoltaic technologies.

How chemistry can be important in the renewable energy sector?

Hotspot Effect

Water hardness

Water Hardness

Hydrophobic Vs Antistatic Coating

The accumulation of dust, bird droppings, soiling, cement dust, and other contaminants leads to a drop in the efficiency of photovoltaic panels, and these contaminants are often not removed from the modules with a water-only cleaning. There is a huge range of equipment available on the market that is used for cleaning large-scale plants, from brushes to robots, to rotative brushes, all with their advantages and disadvantages and depending on the size and layout of the solar plant.

Cleaning large scale Solar Farms

Manual cleaning in solar parks or rooftop installations is often not feasible, due to its scale, so you will need to use some help.

Top 5 Robots for Solar Cleaning

Solar modules need to be cleaned to avoid the loss of efficiency or even possible damages.

What type of water can I use to clean the solar panels?

If our World keeps pumping out emissions that cause climate change, many countries will not be able to maintain the global temperature to 1.5ºC, as the Paris Agreement states.

For a carbon-neutral world, Solar is king

A wave of dust coming from the Saharan desert crossed Europe last week. While experts rightly mention the danger this dust has to public health, know that it can also cause irreversible damage to your solar panels.

Effects of Saharan Dust of PV Systems

The topic about cleaning solar panels is a sensitive one among solar panel owners.

How to and why clean solar panels?

For ChemiTek is crucial to see real results of our products. In partnership with TNB and TNBES Malaysia a test was conducted in August 2020 to assess the operational and efficiency gains associated with the use of the cleaning and protection product, Solar Wash Protect from ChemiTek.

Evaluation of Operational and Efficiency Gains with Solar Wash Protect

Photovoltaik Reinigung mit SOLA-TECS C1000

Up Close - Tucker Water Fed Brushes

Solarreinigung

HP nLite SOLAR PANEL CLEANING

Karcher iSolar 800 in action. Solar Panel Cleaning Device

Dirt can reduce the energy output of the photovoltaic system by up to 20%. However, the weather is nowhere near enough to clean solar panels efficiently.

5 Brushes for Professional Manual Cleaning of Solar Panels

What are they and do they affect the energy output of my panels?

Snail Trails

What is the best solution to clean your solar panel?

Water vs. Cleaning Products

Sun rays are in the spotlight of everything we are going to say below.

4 Ways to Improve Your PV System Efficiency

The concerns for energy efficiency are increasing worldwide. Based on this premise, we gathered a list of 9 books that will help you know more about energy management.

9 Promising Books About Renewable Energies

Solar power plants are one the biggest bets across many countries. But who are the leading developers of these large scale stations? Check out our list!

10 Largest Solar Power Plants in the World

It’s an increasingly known fact that solar panels are a great way to reduce our carbon footprint. But we can’t simply install these systems and expect them to endlessly work at full capacity. Yes, it is true that, technically, there isn’t an expiration date for solar panels.

Why Do Solar Panels Lose Efficiency?

The Portuguese startup closed a new round of investment to boost the growth of its presence in international markets and its sustainable solutions for the solar energy sector.

ChemiTek announces a new investment round of 1.2 million euros

The glass used in the manufacture of the solar panel is not ordinary glass.

Solar Glass

Solar Wash Protect has been awarded the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, a proof of high standards in profitability and sustainability.

Solar Wash Protect Has Been Awarded

Solar Thermal and Solar Photovoltaic. These are the two main types of solar energy systems.

What’s the Best Solar Module for My House?

ChemiTek presents a range of solutions for industrial cleaning and maintenance in three main industries: Solar, Glass, and Disinfection.

We also develop products that are more sustainable and environmentally friendly than conventional products for cleaning and maintenance in industrial sectors such as Automotive, Naval and Degreasing.

Applications

ChemiTek is a Portuguese company dedicated to the development, production and trading of efficient, easy to apply, innovative and environmentally friendly chemical products for industrial maintenance. 

With an already diversified portfolio, the company presents solutions for sectors such as solar, glass and disinfection.

It aims to be a reference in the international market, as a customer-centric, innovative and sustainable chemical company.

We will guide you to find the right product for your needs.

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Certified & sustainable solutions for industrial maintenance. We have the solutions you need!

Cleaning  & Maintenance Solutions for Solar Panels, Glass & More

In Focus

Sustainable solutions for cleaning and protection of solar panels.

Solar Industry

Sustainable cleaning solutions to eliminate oil spills.

Spill Control & Remediation

Sustainable treatment and protection for glass and non-porous surfaces.

Glass Surfaces Cleaning & Protection

Biodegradable solutions for cleaning and pre-cleaning of vehicles.

Vehicles Wash

Non-alcoholic solution for surface disinfection.

Surface Disinfection

Sustainable solutions for heavy cleaning and degreasing.

Heavy Cleaning & Degreasing

Having a hard time removing cement dust from your solar panels? With CRA there is no more scraping, scratching and all that hard work!

Cement Removal Agent - How to Remove Cement Dust Cured on Glass

Remove Cement from Solar Panels

Cement Removal Agent

Biodegradable concentrated removal agent for water and solvent based paint residues.

Paint Removal Agent

Effective in cleaning a wide range of dirt from the glass, whilst protecting the glass facade.

Cleaning & Antistatic Protection for Glass Facades

Glass Clean Protect

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2-in-1 product to clean organic dirt from your solar panels and to protect from the adherence of dirt. Increase your energy at home.

Clean my solar panels at home

Solar Wash Protect RTU

DIY treatment to protect the glass from corrosion and prevent the adherence of dirt, making it easier to clean!

How to protect shower glass and windows at home - Glass anti-soiling coating

Protect Your Glass At Home with the IGP Kit

IGP Kit

If you constantly have problems with water stains on your solar panels after cleaning, then this treatment for hard and very hard water is for you!

Clean solar panels with soft water

Water Softening Agent

SWP is an eco-friendly, certified solution that removes organic dirt from PV solar panels.

How to clean dust from solar panels without voiding its warranty

How To Remove Organic Contaminants From Solar Panels

Solar Wash Protect Concentrated

ASA is a certified antistatic coating for effiency enhancement of solar panels in dry and moderate climates.

Antistatic Protection for Solar Panels

Antistatic Solar Armor

Are you looking for solutions to to keep higher levels of reflectance, between cleanings, on your CSP plant? Discover all about Mirtek!

Maintain higher reflectance levels in CSP plants

Mirtek

Antibacterial hand and surface disinfectant with a pleasant scent.

Sani Protect

Tired of scraping, scratching and using harsh chemicals to remove lichens from your modules? LRA is the easiest, fastest and safer way to do it!

How to remove lichens from solar panels without voiding its warranty

Remove Lichens from Solar Panels

Lichen Removal Agent

Are you a solar glass manufacturer? Add value to your product with this long-lasting hydrophobic protection, making cleaning easier.

Industrial Glass Protect - TUTORIAL - Anti Soiling coating with hydrophobic characteristics

Hydrophobic Coating for Solar Panels

Industrial Glass Protect

D-Solar Defendor protects the modules against humid and rainy weather, making cleaning easier.

D Solar Defendor - Easy to apply hydrophobic anti-soiling coating  (Protect your solar panels now)

Hydrophobic coating for Solar Panels

D-Solar Defendor

Deep cleansing, color & shine effect, UV protection for all cars.

Car Wash Protect - 3-in-1 Shampoo for Vehicles

Car Wash Protect

Premium glass treatment for glassmakers. Protect your glass (e.g. shower screen, glass railing, windows, etc.) with IGP.

Durably Seal & Protect Glass From Deterioration & Dirt

IGP PRO

Save time and reduce labor costs with Super Degreasing Mono! Clean & degrease heavily greased and dirty machinery, parts and workshop equipment.

Fast-acting Parts Degreaser/Cleaner

Super Degreasing Mono

2-in-1 product to clean organic dirt from thermal panels and to protect from the adherence of dirt. Protect your thermal solar panels at home!

Clean my thermal solar panels at home.

S-Thermal Cleaner RTU

Do you care about the environment? Then, Biodegrease Pro is the right fit for you - cleaner and degreaser delicate surfaces/parts.

Biodegradable descaler and degreaser

Biodegrease Pro

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Clean air for every space with a pleasant lemon scent.

Biodegradable Odor Neutralizer

Lemon Fresh

Environmentally friendly cleaner for oil, gasoline, grease and fuel leaks and spills.

Spill Control Pro

Shampoo and degreaser for heavy vehicles.