@Johnnypneumoniac@lemmy.one to Technology@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoThe largest floating solar farm in North America is officially onlineelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down10
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkThe largest floating solar farm in North America is officially onlineelectrek.co@Johnnypneumoniac@lemmy.one to Technology@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-square@Tiuku@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink1•11 months agoGood point about the evaporation! Yes any energy flowing away along the wires is away from heating the water. Though how significant this is, dunno.
minus-square@Johnnypneumoniac@lemmy.oneOPlinkfedilink2•11 months agoThey do mention that the water helps cool the solar panels. There’s a math problem here… Solar energy converted by water directly vs with solar panels, etc etc.
Good point about the evaporation! Yes any energy flowing away along the wires is away from heating the water. Though how significant this is, dunno.
They do mention that the water helps cool the solar panels. There’s a math problem here… Solar energy converted by water directly vs with solar panels, etc etc.