Summary
The findings of a recent study show that air pollution has a substantial effect on the output of solar panels.
After initially collecting data on both the amount of solar radiation reaching the ground, and the amount of particulate matter in the air as measured by other instruments, Ian Marius Peters worked with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) associate professor of mechanical engineering Tonio Buonassisi and three others to find a way to calculate the amount of sunlight that was being absorbed or scattered by haze before reaching the solar panels.
Eventually, they were able to collect data in Delhi, India, providing meas......