"When people think of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) they think of Mars, the moon, and what lies in the stars, but NASA also turns that scope back on Earth to better understand the planet we inhabit. NASA focuses on the large, the small and everything in between.
Through the Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) Project, NASA can provide environmental information to a global audience. According to its website, the project "provides solar and meteorological data sets from NASA research for support of renewable energy, building energy efficiency and agricultural needs."
Read this article by Paul Stackhouse, senior research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center, Falguni Patadia, research physical scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center, and Zoe Waring, scientific and technical writer/editor for the NASA POWER Project team...
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Kat Friedrich
Editor in Chief
American Solar Energy Society
Monona WI
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