A Japanese study published in Environmental Science & Technology found that the best areas for photovoltaic solar energy may be Earth's coldest regions, including high altitudes of the Andes and Himalayas.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources (SciDev.Net, NBC News, Hill Post) referencing the peer-reviewed study by Kotaro Kawajiri et al., published in Environmental Science & Technology (2011). [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Bothered and Bewildered: Counterintuitive Energy Ideas and the ... (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.scidev.net/global/news/andes-and-himalayas-could-be-solar-energy-hotspots/ (corroboration)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44947902 (corroboration)
- https://hillpost.in/2011/10/for-tapping-solar-power-himalayas-score-over-deserts/32521/ (corroboration)