Floating solar farms make use of water surfaces that would otherwise go unused. Plus, by shading the water below, floating solar arrays help reduce evaporation – an added bonus in arid regions like this one.
The dual benefit makes this seem like a no-brainer, but I suspect there are some careful considerations needed before floating a high-voltage system on a lake… I wonder how much risk there is from wind.
wind causing waves.
Probably related to the size of lake? This probably couldn’t be used on like lake Michigan or Erie. But its a clever way to distribute power generation. I wonder if shaded lakes also cut down on algal blooms.
what a great idea. roll that shit out at every water processing plant and reservoir.
Light is a driving factor at a sewage plant.
right? and then your water/sewage system will be more resilient to power issues, double bonus.
Sounds good. I’m curious on what challenges they’ll face.
yeah i’m curious if it makes the system more vulnerable to weather. i’m sure it’s been considered
Yeah, seems like maintenance would be more challenging, but hopefully solar doesn’t need much?
