KLRN SciTech Now

Jan. 18, 2018 | Sky-Imager technology

Season 2 Episode 45 | 26m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

San Antonio’s CPS Energy is providing $1.5 million for researchers at UTSA who are working on new technologies to improve power generation, including their Sky-Imager technology. The device uses a low-cost computer and camera to determine cloud coverage in the sky above solar farms in order to predict when cloud cover will reduce power generation, allowing utilities to better prepare.

Aired: 01/18/18

Rating: NR

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