| Method | Type | Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Rain | Natural | - Highly effective - Does not require additional costs - Increases the effectiveness of passive methods | - Not predictable as it depends on climatic conditions - Rare in promising regions |
| Dew | Natural | - No additional costs | - Can leads to cementation - Possible corrosion of the module - Low efficiency in dry regions |
| Snow | Natural | - No additional costs | - Lowers transmittance - Can damage the module |
| Wind | Natural | - Effective on coarse dust | - Ineffective on fine dust |
| Hydrophobic coating | Passive | - Increases the effectiveness of climate-controlled cleaning methods - Compatible with water-assisted cleaning - Avoids cementation - Increases transmittance | - Short lifetime |
| Hydrophilic coating | Passive | - breaks down grouting - increases the effectiveness of rain cleaning methods | - Enhance dust deposition |
| Photocatalytic coating | Passive | - Does not need a water source - Decomposes contaminants | - Does not work in dry hot region |
| Antistatic coating | Passive | - Reduces dust accumulation | - High cost |
| Manual cleaning | Active | - Efficient cleaning - Can be monitored and adapted depending on the type of contamination | - High labor costs - Risk of scratching the surface of the module |
| Robots cleaning | Active | - High efficiency - Suitable for all plot sizes - Automatic adaptation - Reduces the need for labor | - Use of part of the energy produced to operate the robots - Risk of scratching the surface of the module - Wear and tear of parts |
| Tracking cleaning | Active | - Improving the efficiency of natural cleaning methods | - Parts wear |
| Electrostatic cleaning | Active | - Effective in dry climates - Can be used in environments without water such as space or other planets | - Use of part produced by energy - Does not work in humid environment due to cementations |
| Water cleaning | Active | - Efficient cleaning - Lowering of module temperature - Dissolution of grouting | - High demand for water resources |
| Vibration cleaning | Active | - Increases the efficiency of hydrophilic cleaning | - Possible damage to the module |