NOVELTY - An abrasion-resistant, anti-reflective coating comprises: dried gel formed from combination of sols having hydrolyzed organosilane-based sol and hydrolyzed alkoxysilane-based sol. The alkoxysilane is selected from tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and tetramethoxysilane (TMOS). When applied to glass and cured at temperature of less than 300 degrees C, the dried gel has abrasion resistance sufficient to pass standard EN-1096-2 with an absolute loss of transmission of not greater than 0.5% and enables post-test light transmission gain of greater than 1% on absolute basis as compared to uncoated glass.    USE - As an abrasion-resistant, anti-reflective coating for glass, particularly for coating glass element which is used in a solar module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The present abrasion-resistant, anti-reflective coating exhibits no observable porosity, an absolute reduction in reflection of 1.0-3.5% as compared to uncoated glass, a hardness of greater than 1.5 GPa, preferably greater than 2 GPa; a thickness of 80-140 nm, and sufficient toughness and adhesion to the glass to pass standard EN-1096-2 with an absolute change in reflection of not greater than 0.5% as measured after 2000 abrasion strokes; has a thickness to enhance solar transmission between 300-1150 nanometers for a selected type of solar module assembly; provides a corrosion mitigating effect on the solar glass component when tested under 85 degrees C/85% relative humidity (RH) test conditions per at least one of IEC61215 and IEC61646; has a contact angle of 70-178 degrees and resists chemical and physical interactions; and improves the peak power output of the solar module by 1.0-3.5% on a relative basis. The coated solar glass component has an increased transmission of 1-3.5% on an absolute basis compared to an uncoated solar glass component and the coating further has an anti-soiling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a coated glass element adapted for use in a solar module, comprising: a solar glass component; and the coating adhered to the solar glass component through siloxane linkages.