Coronavirus: Clearer skies to boost UAE’s solar power plans – The National

Coronavirus: Clearer skies to boost UAE’s solar power plans – The National

Coronavirus: Clearer skies to boost UAE's solar power plans. Records have been set in Europe while the Emirates has also derived benefits from less pollution. Clearer skies prompted by a dramatic drop in air and road traffic have offered an unexpected boost to solar power production.. "In principle, having less pollution in the air will have a minor increase in solar power generation.. Despite the noticeable improvements in power generation elsewhere, experts said a quantifiable improvement in the UAE can be hard to assess.. Solar energy provider SirajPower provides solar energy panels to residential communities across Dubai.. "The only main source of emission that may affect the weather in the UAE is car traffic.. A drive towards more sustainable sources of energy is accelerating in Dubai where it is hoped renewable power will make up 75 per cent of the emirate's requirements by 2050.. "We strongly believe that pursuing the efforts made to grow the share of renewable energies and especially solar is needed," said Mr Longuet..