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The full study pdf is fascinating (Trends in floating offshore wind platforms: A review 2024) What your take on offshore floating PV. Setting aside the issue o
by algo_trader 2y ago
The full study pdf is fascinating (Trends in floating offshore wind platforms: A review 2024)
What your take on offshore floating PV. Setting aside the issue of power transmission (which can be 30% of the capex!) these are passive more forgiving structures? Can they last 10-20 years?
- Schiendelman 2y agoWe've had offshore wind for more than 20 years, how are those doing?
- metalman 2y agofixed base instalations in water, can fare better than land based, becuase the wind is steadier and turbulence tends to be much less, leading to lower stress/wear
- metalman 2y agoPerhaps integrated into fish farms, where they need power, almost always prefer cooler water, and have been site selected for calmer waters, have industrial permiting, in place, wharfs, trucks,tugs,etc.Aquavoltaics. In warmer areas, surface encrustation will happen instanty, salt water on hot pannels will get top coated with avian deposits. Perhaps semi-submergerd pannels laying flat in calm equatorial seas could work well, but the markets and best locations will not line up, which brings us back to transmission lines. Like all solar PV installations, there are many variables to consider and factor in correctly when going for grid scale.And adding moving mechanical components to what is otherwise an inert, solid state device is a whole other animal than a fixed ground/building mounted system.