Air pollution throws shade on India's solar success
Source: The Hindu, Date: , 2017
Source:
The Hindu, New Delhi, Sep 4, 2017:- Air
pollution is diminishing India's capacity to harness power from the sun,
experts say, undermining billions being invested in renewables as the
energy-hungry giant emerges as a solar superpower.New research has found the
smog and dust that sickens millions across India every year is also sapping
solar power generation by more than 25 percent, far beyond levels previously
thought. In the first study of its kind, U.S. and Indian scientists measured how
man-made particles floating in the air and deposited as grime on solar panels
combined to seriously impair sunlight from converting to energy.