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

Información del proyecto

CACTUS

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 101132182

DOI

10.3030/101132182

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 11 Octubre 2023

Fecha de inicio 1 Diciembre 2023

Fecha de finalización 30 Noviembre 2025

Financiado con arreglo a

• Research infrastructures

Coste total

Sin datos

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 495 937,15

Coordinado por

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
France

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Data Management Plan (2)

DMP I

Initial Data Management Plan

DMP II

Final Data Management Plan

Documents, reports (5)

Training activities

Listing all training activities, including exchanges and locations where these took place, workshops and topics presented

Sustainability of RI

Whitepaper on sustainability of solar related RI platform

Talents and capacities of RI

Map of (HR) talents, new RI capacities and funding sources.

Policy Briefing

Report with relevant information to the EU policy makers and links with the other Research Infrastructures/and with the EOSC family

Best practices and sustainability guidelines

Best practice guidelines (1) for climate-specific data quality collection (2) for operation and maintenance of PV plants and sustainability of PV guidelines (WP2 and WP5)

Data sets, microdata, etc (1)

Available data

List of the available data in the datasets

Publicaciones

Other (2)

Accelerated testing - combined stress vs. sequential stress testing methods and inclusion of specific load situations

Autores: D. Barrit, L. S. Bruckman, G. C. Eder, P. Gebhardt, I. Kaaya, N. Kyranaki, J. Macknick, D. Miller, G. Otnes, G. Oreski, S. Ovaitt, W. van Sark, T. Tanashi, I. Tsanakas, E. Urrejola Davanzo, K.-A. Weiß
Publicado en: Public Report IEA-PVPS, Edición T13-XX:2025, 2026
Editor: International Energy Agency (IEA)

Performance and Reliability Aspects of 2nd Life Photovoltaic Modules

Autores: Gernot Oreski, Ioannis Tsanakas, Gabriele C. Eder, Arvid van der Heide, Rich Stromberg, Anika Gassner, Daniella Ariolli, Guillermo Oviedo Hernandez, Laura Bruckman, Ulrike Jahn
Publicado en: 2026
Editor: International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme
DOI: 10.69766/JGYV3909

Peer reviewed articles (10)

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

Autores: Ioannis (John) A. Tsanakas, E. Pilat, S. Arbaretaz, M.‐T. Doi, E. Planès, F. Monteiro Martins, J. Veludo, C. Ménézo
Publicado en: Solar RRL, Edición 9, 2025, ISSN 2367-198X
Editor: 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

Autores: D. Olivares, A. Marzo, A. Taquichiri, R. Espinoza, M. Henriquez, C. Portillo, P. Ferrada, L.A. Conde, E. Fuentealba, V. del Campo
Publicado en: Renewable Energy, Edición 244, 2025, ISSN 0960-1481
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RENENE.2025.122684

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

Autores: D. Olivares, J. Montoya, A. Marzo, D. Soler, J. Llanos, J. Rakotoniaina, H. Colin, I. Tsanakas, J. Aime, N. Torres, V. del Campo
Publicado en: Renewable Energy, Edición 257, 2025, ISSN 0960-1481
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RENENE.2025.124815

Long-term field degradation of crystalline-silicon PV modules: insights from fifteen years of monitoring and forensic analysis

Autores: J.A. Tsanakas, Maxime Babics, Frédéric Mezzasalma, Alexandre Mignonac, Hervé Colin, Lionel Sicot, Philippe Marechal, Guillaume Capron, Jean-Patrice Rakotoniaina, Jérémie Aimé
Publicado en: EPJ Photovoltaics, Edición 17, 2026, ISSN 2105-0716
Editor: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/EPJPV/2026006

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

Autores: 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
Publicado en: Solar RRL, 2025, ISSN 2367-198X
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/SOLR.202500792

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

Autores: Srijani Mukherjee, Laurent Vuillon, Denys Dutykh, Ioannis Tsanakas
Publicado en: Energy Systems, 2025, ISSN 1868-3967
Editor: 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

Autores: Abel Taquichiri, Douglas Olivares, Aitor Marzo, Felipe Valencia, Felipe M. Galleguillos-Madrid, Martin Gaete, Edward Fuentealba
Publicado en: Energies, Edición 18, 2025, ISSN 1996-1073
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/EN18184999

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

Autores: Lisdelys González-Rodríguez, Basharat Jamil, Mehmet Ali Kallioğlu, Alejandro Cabrera-Reina, Aitor Marzo, Wirmer García-Tuñon, Matías Volke, Fabiola Lobos, Agustin Laguarda
Publicado en: Solar Energy, Edición 295, 2025, ISSN 0038-092X
Editor: 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

Autores: Douglas Olivares, Ricardo Ortíz, Luis Rojas‐Araya, María Teresa Mata, Felipe Galleguillos, Jaime Llanos, Carlos Portillo, Valentina Escobar, Aitor Marzo
Publicado en: Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, ISSN 2366-7486
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ADSU.202501181

Accelerated corrosion performance of solar cells: A critical review

Autores: Zuraiz Rana, Douglas Olivares, Aitor Marzo, Víctor M. Jiménez-Arévalo, Edward Fuentealba, Jorge Rabanal-Arabach, Felipe M. Galleguillos Madrid
Publicado en: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Edición 297, 2025, ISSN 0927-0248
Editor: 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

Autores: Cristina Polacchi, Atse Louwen, Sandra Gallmetzer, Luis Andre Pereira Fialho, Denet Soler Toledo
Publicado en: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Editor: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG

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

Autores: Jose Domingo Santos, Sandra Riaño, Aingeru Lucea, Marko Jankovec, Alberto Del Pozo, Ricardo Alonso, Asier Sanz Martinez
Publicado en: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Editor: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG

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

Autores: 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
Publicado en: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Editor: 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

Autores: Ioannis (John) A. Tsanakas, Frédéric Mezzasalma, Maxime Babics, Alexandre Mignonac, Hervé Colin, Romain Couderc, Lionel Sicot, Philippe Marechal, Guillaume Capron, Jérémie Aimé
Publicado en: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Editor: 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

Autores: Ioannis (John) Tsanakas, Eric Pilat, Sebastien Arbaretaz, Minh Thong Doi, Filipa Monteiro Martins, Jorge Veludo, Christophe Ménézo
Publicado en: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Editor: 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

Autores: 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
Publicado en: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2025, 2025
Editor: WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG
DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2025/5DV.3.38