According to thenational.ae, Masdar, the wholly-owned initiative by the government of Abu Dhabi through Mubadala Development Company, has already assembled 41 solar panel systems from 33 firms and has been testing them against one another for 10 months in the harsh desert climate.
It is the first time anyone has undertaken a test on this scale, according to Sameer Abu-Zaid, the infrastructure manager for power and distribution for Masdar City.
Significantly, Abu-Zaid acknowledged that the main challenge is related to the dust that settles on the glass coating, blocking the solar exposure of the cells.
Companies like SunPeak Solar, a privately-held solar energy project developer, categorically say that CPV has the advantage of requiring very little water during operation and CPV systems can be installed with minimal impact on the desert environment.
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