There was also a news report about a swimming solar field on the surface of a lake a few days ago. Interesting that one of the major "innovations" in solar tech

There was also a news report about a swimming solar field on the surface of a lake a few days ago. Interesting that one of the major "innovations" in solar tech now seems to be political - i.e. finding spaces where PV can be installed without bothering anyone. Still, it paints an interesting picture that no government would care about angry residents or potential alternative uses when building a road or prospecting for oil or coal (remember the Hambach and Lützerath events in Germany where entire villages were cleared because there was coal to strip mine). Meanwhile, for wind we're still debating whether the safety zone to the next inhabitated building should be 1km or 2km...