The objective of this literature review and survey is to provide a compilation and assessment of recent published reports for solar-electric device soiling R&D, to extend and update the compendium covering 2012–2015 we published last year. This review provides a comprehensive listing of the publications with references for 2016—with some preliminary 2017 publications that have appeared at the time of this writing. Photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar (thermal) power (CSP) technologies are covered. To guide the reader, tabulated information on the investigative focus of the studies, the location, the duration (if pertinent), the solar-device type, key findings and other useful information within the report is presented.

这篇文献综述和调查的目的是提供汇编和评估最近出版的有关太阳能电气设备污染研发的报告，以扩展和更新我们去年发布的涵盖2012-2015年的汇编。这篇综述提供了出版物的全面列表以及2016年的参考文献，以及在撰写本文时出现的2017年的一些初步出版物。涵盖了光伏（PV）和聚光太阳能（CSP）技术。为了指导读者，在报告中列出了有关研究重点，位置，持续时间（如果相关），太阳能设备类型，关键发现以及其他有用信息的列表信息。