Fifty-three kilometers from the coastal city of Eilat, Israel, sits Kibbutz Ketura, a living community in the Arava Desert. Home to the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, the kibbutz houses a network of students, professors and researchers dedicated to conversation and collaboration across borders. Just north of Ketura is Kibbutz Lotan, another community committed to.
Presenting findings on the exposure of PV panels to the harsh environment of the ArabianDesert, a team from the Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute details the multiplemitigation approaches to solar soiling.