Tool predicts impact of wildfire smoke on solar power generation
May 08, 2025
May 08, 2025
ITHACA, New York, May 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Tool predicts impact of wildfire smoke on solar power generation
From habitats to property to livelihoods, wildfires destroy everything in their path. But there is another, less-acknowledged, casualty: sunlight and the electrical grid that depends on it. Smoke from wildfires can cover large swaths of land, including solar farms, and significantly reduces power production from pho . . .
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Tool predicts impact of wildfire smoke on solar power generation
From habitats to property to livelihoods, wildfires destroy everything in their path. But there is another, less-acknowledged, casualty: sunlight and the electrical grid that depends on it. Smoke from wildfires can cover large swaths of land, including solar farms, and significantly reduces power production from pho . . .