What we do

Drone cleaning
services

Soiling reduces solar output by up to 30%. Our drone-based cleaning system restores peak efficiency with minimal water use, no scaffolding, and no downtime , across farms, rooftops, and residential arrays.

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  • Commercial solar farm cleaning
  • Industrial rooftop arrays
  • Residential solar panel cleaning
  • Healthcare solar panel cleaning
  • Hospitality solar panel cleaning
  • Post-installation clean
  • Efficiency audit & reporting
  • Scheduled maintenance contracts

Every engagement is scoped to your installation. We assess panel type, soiling level, and site access before recommending a cleaning frequency.

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Eco-friendly cleaning

Clean energy deserves a clean process

Traditional panel cleaning wastes hundreds of litres of water and leaves chemical residue on the ground. We built our process around the opposite principle , restore output without environmental cost.

01

Water efficient

Our calibrated stream uses minimal water , critical in water-scarce regions like the Northern Cape and Gauteng. Where a traditional cleaning crew uses 500–800 litres per session, we use an average of:

Residential home (10–20 panels)5–15 litres
Farm installation (100–300 panels)40–120 litres
02

No chemicals, no runoff

Zero detergents, solvents, or surfactants. Nothing enters the soil or stormwater system. Safe for ground-mounted arrays near agricultural land, wetlands, and water catchment areas.

03

No heavy equipment on site

No trucks, cherry pickers, or scaffolding. Reduced site compaction, no damage to cable runs or panel frames, and no fuel burned on-site beyond the drone batteries , which recharge from your own solar output.

04

Extends panel lifespan

Abrasive manual cleaning degrades anti-reflective coatings over time. Our calibrated water stream is tuned to panel surface requirements , removing soiling without concentrated force or micro-scratching, preserving output degradation curves.

Return on investment

Every clean pays for itself

Soiling-related output loss is a direct revenue leak. A single clean typically recovers enough energy to offset its cost within the same billing cycle , and maintenance contracts lock in that return at a fixed rate.

Soiling lossUp to 30% output reductionin high-dust environments (KZN coast, Northern Cape)
Payback periodTypically 1–3 cleansrecovered energy revenue offsets cleaning cost
Section 12B benefit100% tax reductionon qualifying solar maintenance spend , ask us for details
Contract pricingFixed annual ratelocked pricing across quarterly or bi-annual schedules
Avoided costsLess water, no scaffoldingtraditional cleaning overhead eliminated entirely

By the numbers

Measurable output recovery , every clean, every time

Output recovery
30%
Water efficiency
10L
Panels cleaned per day
500+

Where we operate

4 provinces across South Africa

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KZN
KwaZulu-Natal
Durban metroPietermaritzburgRichards BaySouth CoastNorth Coast
HIGH soiling , coastal salt + humidity
GP
Gauteng
JohannesburgPretoriaEkurhuleniMidrandCenturion
HIGH soiling , industrial dust + haze
WC
Western Cape
Cape Town metroStellenboschPaarlGeorgeHermanus
MODERATE soiling , coastal salt + seasonal dust
NC
Northern Cape
UpingtonKimberleyDe AarPrieskaSpringbok
SEVERE soiling , arid dust + sand
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SOLAR IQ DRONES

Precision drone cleaning for solar , waterless, efficient, and built for South Africa.

Coverage RegionsKwaZulu-NatalGautengWestern CapeNorthern Cape
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