MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511059770 A) filed by Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, on June 23, for 'hydrophobic coating system for solar photo-voltaic.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Hemant Raj Singh; Mr. Vidhu Gupta; Mr. Harsh Vasant Kadam; Mr. Mohammad Ayaan; Mr. Keshav Khandelwal; Mr. Harsh Jindal; Mr. Nilesh Kumar Singh; Mr. Arindeep Singh; and Mr. Anant Krishna Tandon.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a hydrophobic coating system (100) for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels that enhances energy efficiency, reduces maintena...