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Solar energy in Slovakia drops over 60 percent during solar eclipse: expert

Xinhua, March 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Friday's solar eclipse also meant a significant reduction of the volume of energy transferred onto the Earth's surface, reported by local news agency on late Friday.

As revealed by spokesperson of the Slovak Hydrometeorologic Institute (SHMU) Ivan Garcar, the institute measured the difference in the levels of direct solar radiation between Wednesday and Friday at approximately 63 percent in Slovakia.

"While the level of direct solar radiation reached around 920 watts per square meter at the same time on Wednesday, it was only 340 watts per square meter today," confirmed Anna Pribulova of SHMU's Aerology and Radiation Center. Endit