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    Polywater SPW Solar Panel Wash: Technical Data Sheet

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    Polywater® SPW™

    Solar Panel Wash


    TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

    Description:
    American Polywater’s Solar Panel Wash (SPW) reduces
    the time to clean power- sapping surface contamination on
    solar panels. Highly concentrated Polywater® SPW
    requires less water than water alone, to remove hard to
    clean contaminants such as pollen, bird droppings and
    water-spotting to maximize the panel’s power generation.

    Polywater® SPW is a specially formulated, non-solvent


    wash used to clean solar arrays without oxidation or
    abrasion of metal mounting brackets. Nor will it
    compromise anti-reflective coatings. SPW has been
    approved by solar panel and cleaning equipment
    manufacturers and does not need to be rinsed with
    deionized water for a spot-free finish. Polywater® SPW is
    bio-degradable and will not affect surrounding plant life
    nor water-table/aquifers.
    Product Features & Benefits:

    Safe, effective and economical, Polywater® Solar Panel  Low Water Use: Reduce cleaning and water
    Wash maximizes power generation and minimizes on- treatment costs
    going panel maintenance and repair costs.
     Effective cleaner: Cleans a wide range of
    organic and inorganic contaminants
    Physical Properties:
     Non-Solvent/pH neutral: Does not affect metal
    SPW Solar Panel Cleaner is a non-caustic cleaner which rails, mastik or anti-reflective coatings
    contains no solvents.  No deionized water rinse: Spot-free finish at
    reduced costs
    Property Result
     Water shedding formulation: Reduces water
    Flashpoint (ASTM D93) None spotting and cleaning frequency
    Initial Boiling Point 100°C  Biodegradable: Does not harm plant/animal life
    Specific Gravity 1.00 and water table
    Percent Aromatics None  Phosphate & Chlorine Free: Environmentally
    friendly

    . Economic Return: End Uses:

    The combination of an increase in solar panel efficiency  Utility Owned Solar Farms
    and lower water use when SPW is used, results in
    significant economic benefit to the PV array owner. PV  Industrial Arrays
    cleaning costs depend on of the types of contamination to
    be cleaned and the cleaning technologies used.  Commercial Arrays
    Polywater® SPW cleans a wide range of contaminants and
     Residential ground and rooftop mounted panels
    uses significantly lower levels of water to make it the most
    effective and economical PV panel cleaner on the market.
    The excellent cleaning capacity of SPW makes cleaning
    faster and more thorough to maximize panel efficiency,
    power generation and revenues.
    Usage Directions:
    Polywater Solar Panel Wash is effective at removing a Conclusion: Modules were re-flashed after they
    wide range of solar panel contaminants including organic were returned to SolarWorld. No degradation was
    and non-organic substances. It is recommended that detected of the antireflective coatings or other
    cleaning be done in the early morning or late evening irregularities to the panels after application of
    when solar panel operating temperatures are low. American Polywater Corporation’s Solar Panel
    Wash (SPW).
    Cleaning time and effectiveness will vary based on the
    contaminant and cleaning method. Wiping or scrubbing Model Specification:
    cleans faster than just soaking. If scrubbing is required,
    use a hogs-hair or very soft nylon brush to reduce The statement below may be inserted into a
    scratching of the protective glass. Experiment with your customer specification to help maintain engineering
    specific contaminant(s) and operating conditions for standards and ensure work integrity.
    optimal results.

    SPW Cleaner should be mixed in a 25:1 water to SPW


    The Solar Panel Cleaning solution shall be a non-solvent
    mixture for most application environments. It is designed
    based compound based on non-mutagenic and non-
    to foam when sprayed on the panel’s surface to prolong
    carcinogenic substances. The cleaner shall facilitate the
    residence time. The longer the SPW cleaner remains on
    removal of a wide range of panel contaminants including
    the surface of the panel, the more thorough the cleaning
    organic materials such as pollen and bird excrement as well
    will be. Scrub the panel if required. A second application
    as inorganic contaminants such as airborne industrial
    of SPW can be used to rinse the panel after it has been
    pollution. When used to rinse the panel, the Solar Panel
    cleaned. This will leave a water-shedding film on the
    wash shall leave a thin water-shedding film on the panel to
    protective glass to reduce rainwater spotting. Otherwise,
    minimize rainwater spotting.
    rinse the panel with water. De-ionized water is not
    required for rinsing.
    The cleaner shall not promote oxidation of metallic brackets
    or railings nor should it degrade polybutene or butyl rubber
    Safety: based gasketing materials. The cleaner shall have a neutral
    SPW Solar Panel Wash has a low level of toxicity and is pH and shall biodegrade quickly. The cleaner shall contain
    phosphate and chlorine-free. It does not contain any no VOCs nor shall it contain any global warming
    solvents nor is it inflammable. Good industrial hygiene compounds.
    practice and appropriate precautions should be employed
    during use. See SDS for specific details.

    Compatibility: Ordering Information:

    Test Method: Panels were placed against a south-facing Part No. Description
    wall at a 45° angle, at American Polywater’s factory in SPW-35LF 1 qt. Solar Panel Wash
    Stillwater, MN.
    SPW-128 1 gal. Solar Panel Wash
    A sprinkler sprayed the panels with ground water for 15 SPW-640 5 gals. Solar Panel Wash
    minutes at 3:00 each morning. Water conductivity was
    measured at 95 µS, approximately 67 ppm water
    hardness. The panels were exposed to Polywater® Solar
    Panel Wash SPW ™ using the following process over a two
    week period:

    1) Monday: Between 8:00 and 10:00 each panel was


    rinsed with a 25:1 solution of the Solar Panel
    Wash SPW ™ in water. The panel was then
    scrubbed with a very soft brush then rinsed again
    with the 25:1 SPW ™ solution and allowed to dry
    without any further water rinse.
    2) Tuesday – Friday: Between 8:00 and 10:00 each
    day, both panels were rinsed with the 25:1 SPW ™
    solution and allowed to dry.
    3) The panels were not cleaned over the weekends,
    but the sprinkler continued to spray the panels
    with ground water for 15 minutes at 3:00 each
    morning.

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