Garuda Aerospace
🇮🇳 IN Serves IN
Indian drone-as-a-service company.
- Service
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 5 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Energy & Utilities
Utility-scale solar panel cleaning
Short answer Published prices for utility-scale solar panel cleaning run $0.37–$4 per panel (2 prices from 1 source, United States; newest dated Oct 2026). Some suppliers price it per panel per cycle instead. Every receipt is below.
Waterless robots cleaning solar farm panels.
People ask for this as: “solar farm cleaning robot”, “waterless solar cleaning”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- $0.37–$4 per panel
- Price receipts
- 3 prices from 2 sources
- Who does it
- 14 providers, 9 sell it as a service
- Where
- 11 countries with a local provider: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
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How it works
Robots used
- Solar Cleaning Robot
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Robots that do this job
Main robot type
Solar panel cleaning robot
- SolarCleano F1 · Not enough evidence to rate
- SolarCleano M1 · Not enough evidence to rate
Specs are maker-published with sources. Scores are a Whirrwork assessment, not a lab test, and only appear when independent evidence exists. How we rate
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Per-asset pricing (per turbine, per MW) is common.
- Combine thermal and RGB in one flight to save mobilization costs.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
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All 3 receipts as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic cleaning-as-a-service, India utility-scale | ₹0.45–₹0.7 | / panel per cycle | IN | taypro.in as of Oct 2026 |
| Utility-scale panel cleaning (all methods), 101-250 MW sites, plus mob/demob | $0.37–$0.75 | / panel | US | soilar.tech as of Oct 2026 |
| Panel cleaning (all methods), sites up to 10 MW, plus mob/demob | $0.75–$4 | / panel | US | soilar.tech as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic solar cleaning service (OPEX model) via Taypro | ₹0.45–₹0.7 | / panel per cycle | — | taypro.in as of Oct 2026 |
Dataset: Utility-scale solar panel cleaning price receipts (Whirrwork). 3 published prices for utility-scale solar panel cleaning, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0
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Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic cleaning-as-a-service, India utility-scale | ₹0.45–₹0.7 / panel per cycle | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | taypro.in |
| Utility-scale panel cleaning (all methods), 101-250 MW sites, plus mob/demob | $0.37–$0.75 / panel | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | soilar.tech |
| Panel cleaning (all methods), sites up to 10 MW, plus mob/demob | $0.75–$4 / panel | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | soilar.tech |
| Robotic solar cleaning service (OPEX model) via Taypro | ₹0.45–₹0.7 / panel per cycle | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | taypro.in |
Sources re-checked: 4 of 4 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=solar-panel-cleaning-utility
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- MWp, panel rows and row length
- Dry (waterless) cleaning required and dust/soiling rate
- Asset type and count (panels, turbines, km of line)
- Location
- Access and permits
- Deliverables
- Outage windows
- Frequency
Rules and regulation
Utility work follows NERC/OSHA electrical safety rules; drones near energized lines may need utility approvals; nuclear work needs NRC/IAEA-compliant procedures.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Serbot
🇨🇭 CH Serves global, CH
Swiss maker of facade, glass and solar cleaning robots.
- Purchase
- Service
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Ecoppia
🇮🇱 IL Serves global
Israeli waterless solar panel cleaning robot maker.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
SolarCleano
🇱🇺 LU Serves global
Luxembourg solar panel cleaning robot maker.
- Purchase
- Rental
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Airtouch Solar
🇮🇱 IL Serves global
Israeli waterless solar cleaning robot maker.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Taypro
🇮🇳 IN Serves IN
Indian autonomous solar panel cleaning robot maker.
₹0.45–₹0.7 / panel per cycle as of Oct 2026
- Purchase
- RaaS
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
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Skilancer Solar
🇮🇳 IN Serves IN, global
Indian solar panel cleaning robot maker.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Soilar Technologies
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US solar soiling analytics and cleaning-system engineering firm that sells cleaning robotics.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Helios Solarreinigung
🇩🇪 DE Serves DE
German PV cleaning company (Euskirchen) using a TÜV-certified cleaning robot and demineralised water; NRW, RP and from 300 kWp nationwide.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
PViQ
🇩🇪 DE Serves DE-BB, DE-BE, DE-MV +3
PV cleaning company from Kleinmachnow (Brandenburg) cleaning rooftop systems with robot technology and solar parks across eastern Germany.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Metal Being (Metal B)
🇸🇬 SG Serves SG
Singapore robotics company making facade cleaning robots and solar panel cleaning robots.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
permawatt GmbH
🇩🇪 DE Serves DE
German PV cleaning company: robot-based cleaning of ground-mounted solar parks and large rooftop arrays (e.g. SunBrush mobil, sunbotics),…
- Service
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Solar-LIT (Xiamen Lanxu Intelligent Technology)
🇨🇳 CN Serves CN, SA, AE +2
Chinese maker of PV cleaning robots (railed, trackless, gantry and rooftop systems) and PV module installation robots. Its own case pages list…
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 26, 2026
IOM Solutions
🇲🇦 MA Serves MA
Rabat-based O&M technology firm for solar plants: cleaning robots (manual, automatic, remote-controlled) linked to its soiling monitoring, plus…
- Purchase
- Service
- 2 jobs
- Oct 26, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does utility-scale solar panel cleaning cost?
Published prices for utility-scale solar panel cleaning run $0.37–$4 per panel (2 prices from 1 source, United States; newest dated Oct 2026). Some suppliers price it per panel per cycle instead. Every receipt is below.
Who offers utility-scale solar panel cleaning near me?
We list 14 providers for utility-scale solar panel cleaning. 11 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are Germany (3), India (3) and United Arab Emirates (1). 5 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with MWp, panel rows and row length; dry (waterless) cleaning required and dust/soiling rate; asset type and count (panels, turbines, km of line). The full checklist has 8 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Do I actually need a robot for this?
Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Per-asset pricing (per turbine, per MW) is common.
Are there rules or permits?
Utility work follows NERC/OSHA electrical safety rules; drones near energized lines may need utility approvals; nuclear work needs NRC/IAEA-compliant procedures. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Utility-scale solar panel cleaning: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-26. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/solar-panel-cleaning-utility/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_solar_panel_cleaning_utility,
title = {Utility-scale solar panel cleaning: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/solar-panel-cleaning-utility/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-26. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
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