solar panels solar cells Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:31:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Snow-Covered Solar Panels Work Just Fine, Study Says https://www.greenoptimistic.com/snow-covered-solar-panels-work-just-fine-study-says-20121025/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/snow-covered-solar-panels-work-just-fine-study-says-20121025/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:25:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27210 Concerns about solar panels covered in snow, especially the further north you go, may be unwarranted, as a recent study notes. Scientist Joshua Pearce, of Michigan Technological University [MTU], conducted a study that suggests photovoltaic solar panels are not affected that much by snow cover. True, excessive snow fall might lead to a temporary drop […]

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