#floatvoltaics

[edouardstenger]

Video : the case for floating solar plants is overwhelming

Solar PV panels floating on water sounds like a bad idea but turns out to be a great idea. The Fully Charged Youtube channel got more on this. Enjoy !

Years ago floatovoltaics, or floating solar photovoltaic plants, got under my radar as a great solution to generate more electricity from dams (and lakes, and any other type of water bodies). Now, the amazing Youtube channel Fully Charged has published a great video that features such a plant in Portugal. Without further ado, I’ll let you enjoy the 10-minute video : Now if only floatvoltaics…

[solaron-net]

Ecosystems and Floatovoltaics

In a recent post on solar power and California’s droughts, we mentioned that most locations considered for “floatovoltaics” are off-limits to the public. In other words, they might float in the holding areas at the Bryte Bend Water Treatment Plant in West Sacramento, but you’d never see them on Folsom Lake. That’s because Sacramento solar panels deployed on Folsom Lake would get in the way of…