Large-scale photovoltaic solar farms in the Sahara affect solar power generation potential globally

Abstract Globally, solar projects are being rapidly built or planned, particularly in high solar potential regions with high energy demand. However, their energy generation potential is highly related to the weather condition. Here we use state-of-the-art Earth system model simulations to investigat...

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Main Authors: Jingchao Long, Zhengyao Lu, Paul A. Miller, Julia Pongratz, Dabo Guan, Benjamin Smith, Zhiwei Zhu, Jianjun Xu, Qiong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01117-5