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there's a big caveat: the pacific ocean
by alex_duf 8y ago
there's a big caveat: the pacific ocean
- nafey 8y agoIs it possible to make floating Solar panels?
- freebs 8y agoAnything is possible. We could power the entire US if we put a large collection of panels in the desert. Surprised there aren't self cleaning panels yet (maybe there are) :).
- pjc50 8y agoYes, but why? You've got all the maintenance headaches of wave power with none of the benefit.
- deftnerd 8y agoIt might be useful for above-ground water reservoirs. They sometimes float balls on their surface to reduce evaporation in hot environments (especially ones with a breeze). If you could do the same with large arrays of floating solar panels, you could reduce evaporation and get energy out of it at the same time.
- Retric 8y agoDistance from Americas to Eurasia by sea is under 55 miles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait The longest undersea power line is 580km by comparison, so that' not a huge issue.
- dougmwne 8y agoA straight path from the Mojave to the Gobi desert is 9000 km directly through the Bering Strait.