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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 11 points 17 hours 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.

[-] figjam@midwest.social 5 points 13 hours 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.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

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

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

Light is a driving factor at a sewage plant.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

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

[-] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

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

[-] jimmy90@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

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

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

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

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