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Coal plant pollution is quietly erasing a chunk of the world’s solar gains
Key Takeaways
- Researchers mapped more than 140,000 solar PV installations worldwide using satellite data.
- Aerosols reduced global solar electricity output by 5.8% in 2023, equal to 111 terawatt-hours of lost energy.
- Coal-fired power generation was identified as a major source of the pollution behind those losses.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org