{"id":133519,"date":"2024-02-29T16:49:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/corrosion-in-plant-structures\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:26:10","slug":"corrosion-in-plant-structures","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/corrosion-in-plant-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Structural corrosion&#8221; threatens durability of photovoltaic plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In southern Spain, the durability of photovoltaic installations is compromised by structural corrosion, a phenomenon that even affects structures that are less than four years old. This is evidenced by the deterioration of a hot-dip galvanized steel profile and to face this challenge, <strong>Orbis Terrarum<\/strong> proposes a solution in the maintenance of the structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This electrochemical approach opens the door to <strong>predictive and preventive maintenance strategies<\/strong>, responding to the growing market demand for solutions that not only preserve, but potentially extend the lifetime of photovoltaic installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solution to &#8220;corrosion in structures&#8221; of photovoltaic plants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corrosion represents one of the biggest challenges for the global PV industry<\/strong>. This issue raises concerns both in the acquisition phase of existing assets and in the installation, development and maintenance of new facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tendency to minimize initial construction costs has resulted in an adverse effect on long-term durability. Because soil <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/underground-pipe-corrosion-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"108787\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>corrosion of the soil<\/strong><\/a> jeopardizes the integrity of the metal structures that support the solar panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alberto L\u00f3pez Chinarro, General Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbisterrarum.es\/orbis\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.orbisterrarum.es\/orbis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Orbis Terrarum<\/strong><\/a> points out that his corrosion department has developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbisterrarum.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CORROSI%C3%93N-ORBIS-FINAL.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.orbisterrarum.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CORROSI%C3%93N-ORBIS-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>method<\/strong><\/a> with the support of its own laboratory, to <strong>prevent and mitigate this challenge, offering long-lasting, cost-effective and efficient solutions on a global<\/strong> scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A study to improve photovoltaic plants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking proactive measures is crucial to ensure a sustainable future for solar energy. Collaboration and commitment to innovations such as the one proposed by <strong>Orbis Terrarum<\/strong> are essential to overcome this challenge and ensure the long-term viability of PV plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t miss any of our posts and follow us on social media!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inspenet.com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <strong>Orbis Terrarum<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua Falcon, February 29, 2024.<br \/>\nIn southern Spain, the durability of photovoltaic installations is compromised by structural corrosion, a phenomenon that even affects structures that are less than four years old. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":133445,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13050,13028],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-133519","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-corrosion","categoria_noticias-mechanical-integrity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/133519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/133519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=133519"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=133519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}