@ClimateDN @curryja The worst part is almost entirely unspoken. Dust accounts for 40% loss and must be cleared off with water to combat that. Water is the most precious resource where they’re optimally sited—deserts. https://t.co/uVC8zdC49O
@BowTiedMara That’s the freak event. The constant issue is the 40% loss due to dust (or require lots of water to keep clean). https://t.co/uVC8zdBwkg
@CoverDrive12 @montana_skeptic Unspoken is the 40% reduction in output due to dust and/or vast amounts of water used to clean it off. https://t.co/uVC8zdBwkg
For example, I knew about the 40% reduction in capacity from dust. (The only effective way to clean dust off the panels is water, which is a real problem given the preferred place to site solar farms. This is glossed over by activists.) https://t.co/uVC8z
@TomHess_ @MeredithAngwin And _no one_ ever talks about the effects of dust—estimated at 40% reduction in the desert. (You know, where they like to site them and lack the water to keep them clean.) https://t.co/uVC8zdC49O
https://t.co/AuHHjqNcle You can lose up to 40% efficiency due to dust when you place solar panels in the desert. Bad news for climate change.
RT @hethey: @simonahac @Solar_Quotes @stefanjarnason @solar_chase @GilesParkinson This is helpful for dust but the cleaning services also e…