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What crowded planet? It's not always so easy to generalize things. We have huge deserts that can't sustain human life properly (lack of water sources). Good fo
by ulfw 4y ago
What crowded planet? It's not always so easy to generalize things.
We have huge deserts that can't sustain human life properly (lack of water sources). Good for solar power plants though.
I'd much rather have, say, Australian cities ran with solar power from huge installations in the centre of the country than building nuclear plants right next to Sydney or Melbourne.
Of course other countries like Singapore wouldn't have that option. We can't generalize the whole planet ("so crowded").
- ncmncm 4y agoSingapore is an interesting choice to single out. Singapore is very aggressively installing GW-scale "floatovoltaics", solar floating on their abundant water resources. This is very smart, as the panels stay cool so more efficient, and last much longer. Nobody knows exactly how much longer, because there hasn't been time to find out yet.
- elihu 4y agoInteresting. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/singapore-unveils-one-worlds-biggest-floating-solar-panel-farms-2021-07-14/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/singapore-unveils-on... Article describes a 111.2 acre installation. That's not huge, but it's not trivially small either.
- ncmncm 4y agoArticle is from 2021. It ends with "Currently, there are four other floating solar panel projects underway in Singapore." Of course more projects may have been initiated since then.