Utah’s first floating solar farm is complete

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• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  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.

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  • figjam@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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.

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• BigTrout75@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Sounds good. I’m curious on what challenges they’ll face.

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  • jimmy90@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    yeah i’m curious if it makes the system more vulnerable to weather. i’m sure it’s been considered

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  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah, seems like maintenance would be more challenging, but hopefully solar doesn’t need much?

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• acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  what a great idea. roll that shit out at every artificial water processing plant and reservoir.

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  • Crashumbc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Light is a driving factor at a sewage plant.

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  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    right? and then your water/sewage system will be more resilient to power issues, double bonus.

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