World Economic Forum | Floating Solar
Floating solar farms: what are they and can they help us reach net zero?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/floating-solar-farms-net-zero/
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
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Space on land can be crowded and expensive – and using it to build solar farms can “create tension with farmers, conservationists, and other groups,” says NASA.
Floating solar farms are a potential solution. Formally known as floating photovoltaic systems, or floatovoltaics for short, they are solar panels installed on the surface of lakes, reservoirs, industrial ponds or near-coastal areas.
Floating solar is considered a key technology in decarbonizing economies by 2050, says NASA. While a study in the journal Nature calculated that covering 10% of the world’s hydropower reservoirs with floating solar panels could produce as much electricity as is currently produced by all the world’s fossil fuel power plants – 4,000 gigawatts.
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/floating-solar-farms-net-zero/
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
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Space on land can be crowded and expensive – and using it to build solar farms can “create tension with farmers, conservationists, and other groups,” says NASA.
Floating solar farms are a potential solution. Formally known as floating photovoltaic systems, or floatovoltaics for short, they are solar panels installed on the surface of lakes, reservoirs, industrial ponds or near-coastal areas.
Floating solar is considered a key technology in decarbonizing economies by 2050, says NASA. While a study in the journal Nature calculated that covering 10% of the world’s hydropower reservoirs with floating solar panels could produce as much electricity as is currently produced by all the world’s fossil fuel power plants – 4,000 gigawatts.
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