[Greenbuilding] Fogging PVs

[nick_pine at verizon.net]

john daglish <johndaglish at gmail.com>

> A company in France makes this, actually with fog sprayers, water 
> recycling and a black box with the control algorithms.
>
> http://www.sunibrain.com/innovation/
>
> http://www.solar-kit.com/Kit-de-brumisation-pour-le-refroidissement-des-panneaux-solaires

But it's actuellement indisponible, and spending 1000 euros to save 903 
watts seems marginally economical.

Joe McCabe's 2004 paper on water-cooling PVs mentioned a 15% power increase 
but warned about glass breakage from thermal shock.

Nick