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Coal pollution is cutting solar power output worldwide, study finds
- May 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side. The findings have been published in Nature Sustainability.
Originally published at Phys.org