Enhanced Solar PV performance through improved research infrastructure for adapted climate conditions

Project Information

CACTUS

Grant agreement ID: 101132182

DOI

10.3030/101132182

Project closed

EC signature date 11 October 2023

Start date 1 December 2023

End date 30 November 2025

Funded under

• Research infrastructures

Total cost

No data

EU contribution

€ 1 495 937,15

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
France

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (9)

Hybrid Data‐Driven Modeling and Prediction of Photovoltaic Soiling Losses: Balancing Accuracy and Simplicity

Author(s): Ioannis (John) A. Tsanakas, E. Pilat, S. Arbaretaz, M.‐T. Doi, E. Planès, F. Monteiro Martins, J. Veludo, C. Ménézo
Published in: Solar RRL, Issue 9, 2025, ISSN 2367-198X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/SOLR.202500576

Impact of thermoelectric coal-fired power plant emissions on the soiling mechanisms of nearby photovoltaic power plants in the Atacama Desert

Author(s): D. Olivares, A. Marzo, A. Taquichiri, R. Espinoza, M. Henriquez, C. Portillo, P. Ferrada, L.A. Conde, E. Fuentealba, V. del Campo
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 244, 2025, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RENENE.2025.122684

Soiling in the Atacama Desert: Impacts on solar performance and evaluation of cleaning techniques

Author(s): D. Olivares, J. Montoya, A. Marzo, D. Soler, J. Llanos, J. Rakotoniaina, H. Colin, I. Tsanakas, J. Aime, N. Torres, V. del Campo
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 257, 2025, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RENENE.2025.124815

Assessment of Soiling Dynamics and Cleaning Efficiency for Photovoltaic Modules Under Different Dust Environments

Author(s): John (Ioannis) A. Tsanakas, Jean Patrice Rakotoniaina, J. Montoya, Douglas Olivares Soza, Eric Pilat, Aitor Marzo, Valeria Del Campo, Edward Vidal Fuentealba, Martin Gaete, Jérémie Aimé, Delfina Mu
Published in: Solar RRL, 2025, ISSN 2367-198X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/SOLR.202500792

Scalable weather data reduction for solar PV analysis using graph-based approach

Author(s): Srijani Mukherjee, Laurent Vuillon, Denys Dutykh, Ioannis Tsanakas
Published in: Energy Systems, 2025, ISSN 1868-3967
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S12667-025-00767-Y

Soiling Dynamics and Cementation in Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules Under Arid Conditions: A One-Year Study in the Atacama Desert

Author(s): Abel Taquichiri, Douglas Olivares, Aitor Marzo, Felipe Valencia, Felipe M. Galleguillos-Madrid, Martin Gaete, Edward Fuentealba
Published in: Energies, Issue 18, 2025, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/EN18184999

Tilted solar UV radiation estimation and its role in advanced solar water treatment systems

Author(s): Lisdelys González-Rodríguez, Basharat Jamil, Mehmet Ali Kallioğlu, Alejandro Cabrera-Reina, Aitor Marzo, Wirmer García-Tuñon, Matías Volke, Fabiola Lobos, Agustin Laguarda
Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 295, 2025, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SOLENER.2025.113521

Microbial Contribution to Soiling and Its Impact on Photovoltaic Module Soiling in Arid Zones of the Atacama Desert

Author(s): Douglas Olivares, Ricardo Ortíz, Luis Rojas‐Araya, María Teresa Mata, Felipe Galleguillos, Jaime Llanos, Carlos Portillo, Valentina Escobar, Aitor Marzo
Published in: Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, ISSN 2366-7486
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ADSU.202501181

Accelerated corrosion performance of solar cells: A critical review

Author(s): Zuraiz Rana, Douglas Olivares, Aitor Marzo, Víctor M. Jiménez-Arévalo, Edward Fuentealba, Jorge Rabanal-Arabach, Felipe M. Galleguillos Madrid
Published in: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Issue 297, 2025, ISSN 0927-0248
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SOLMAT.2025.114103

Conference proceedings (6)

Critical Review of Environmental LCA Methods and Their Representation of Current PV Market

Author(s): Cristina Polacchi, Atse Louwen, Sandra Gallmetzer, Luis Andre Pereira Fialho, Denet Soler Toledo
Published in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Publisher: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG

A Photovoltaic Performance Dataset for Benchmarking of Failure Detection and Diagnosis Algorithms

Author(s): Jose Domingo Santos, Sandra Riaño, Aingeru Lucea, Marko Jankovec, Alberto Del Pozo, Ricardo Alonso, Asier Sanz Martinez
Published in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Publisher: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG

A Tale of Two Dusts: Mimicking Site-Specific Soiling Dynamics and Cleaning Approaches for PV Plants

Author(s): Josefa Montoya, Douglas Olivares, Eric Pilat, Jean Patrice Rakotoniaina, Aitor Marzo, Valeria Del Campo, Edward Fuentealba-Vidal, Martin Gaete, Jérémie Aimé, Romain Couderc, Delfina Muñoz, Ioannis
Published in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Publisher: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG
DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2025/4CO.8.4

Fifteen Years Under the Sun: Real-Field Degradation Analysis of Veteran PV Modules

Author(s): Ioannis (John) A. Tsanakas, Frédéric Mezzasalma, Maxime Babics, Alexandre Mignonac, Hervé Colin, Romain Couderc, Lionel Sicot, Philippe Marechal, Guillaume Capron, Jérémie Aimé
Published in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Publisher: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG
DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2025/3BO.15.6

Predictive Modelling and Analysis of Soiling Losses in PV Plants through a Hybrid Data-Driven Approach

Author(s): Ioannis (John) Tsanakas, Eric Pilat, Sebastien Arbaretaz, Minh Thong Doi, Filipa Monteiro Martins, Jorge Veludo, Christophe Ménézo
Published in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Publisher: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG
DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2025/4CO.9.5

Fostering Collaboration of Research Infrastructures and Stakeholders in Europe and Latin America towards Climate-resilient PV Systems: The CACTUS Project

Author(s): Ioannis (John) A. Tsanakas, Delfina Muñoz, Romain Couderc, Aitor Marzo, Asier Sanz Martinez, Atse Louwen, David Moser, Felipe Valencia, Nicole Torres Silva, Luis Alejandro Cardenas, Fernando Augusto
Published in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Publisher: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG
DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2025/5DV.3.38

Other (1)

Performance and Reliability of Second Life PV

Author(s): G. Oreski, I. Tsanakas, G.C. Eder, A. van der Heide, R. Stromberg
Published in: Public Report IEA-PVPS, Issue T13-37:2025, 2026
Publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA)