Scientists are borrowing a NASA dust-zapping trick to keep solar panels cleaner in dusty places like the American Southwest, India, and the Sahel, and the payoff could be cheaper power with less water and labor
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<p>Solar power is growing, but dust significantly reduces panel efficiency
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Scientists are borrowing a NASA dust-zapping trick to keep solar panels cleaner in dusty places like the American Southwest, India, and the Sahel, and the payoff could be cheaper power with less water and labor

Solar power is growing, but dust significantly reduces panel efficiency. A startup, Clear Solar, is using technology developed for Mars rovers to clean panels. This electrodynamic dust shield removes ...