Floating solar panels

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   Clever Dick on January 26, 2024 at 9:17 am

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   Idea: Floating solar panels

   Link: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/09/08/wha...

   It’s a novel idea, but wont the water harm the panels, especially in the seas and oceans?

   What seawater and salt spray can do to a PV system

   Link: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021

   Researchers in China have analyzed how the marine environment influences the performance of PV modules deployed on ships, and have found that salt particles can be detrimental to their performance as these act as both heating agents and a factor reducing solar irradiance. The temporary cooling effec... Read more

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   sunnyjim on January 26, 2024 at 7:51 am

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   Idea: Floating solar panels

   Link: https://www.freshplaza.com/africa/article/...

   We need more floating solar plants like this one in Chile.
   https://www.freshplaza.com/africa/article/9578440/verfrut-installs-the-largest-floating-solar-plant-in-the-southern-cone-at-its-biggest-farm-in-chile/

   Verfrut installs the largest floating solar plant in the southern cone at its biggest farm in Chile

   Link: https://www.freshplaza.com/afric

   The photovoltaic project located on a dam of Verfrut’s Quilamuta Farm in the O’Higgins Region occupies 8,260 square meters and has an installed capacity of 1,090 kWp, which makes it the…

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   Miss Entropic on January 26, 2024 at 6:20 am

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   Idea: Floating solar panels

   Link: https://theconversation.com/limitless-ener...

   Floating solar farms in the seas, oceans, and lakes could produce unlimited clean energy to power the world.

   ‘Limitless’ energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots

   Link: https://theconversation.com/limi

   New research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.

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   HADRIAN ION on January 26, 2024 at 4:24 am

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   Idea: Floating solar panels

   Link: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/11/13/...

   Installing solar panels on water bodies can help produce more green energy without using too much land space.

   Floating solar panels could help the world transition to renewables

   Link: https://www.euronews.com/green/2

   Covering reservoirs with floating solar could produce three times as much energy as the EU currently does, a study has found.

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