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Floating solar recap article

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:37 am
by Joeboy
I like the look of the Oceansun setup.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63728020

Re: Floating solar recap article

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:31 am
by dan_b
I've seen quite a few things about floating solar on lakes - but never so far out at sea - that's certainly quite an additional engineering challenge to solve.

Re: Floating solar recap article

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:08 am
by Joeboy
dan_b wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:31 am I've seen quite a few things about floating solar on lakes - but never so far out at sea - that's certainly quite an additional engineering challenge to solve.
I like the pre float buffer breakwater idea built with low cost materials

Re: Floating solar recap article

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:26 pm
by Swwils
At least disposal is taken care of, just let it sink into Ocean.

Re: Floating solar recap article

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:36 am
by Joeboy
Swwils wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:26 pm At least disposal is taken care of, just let it sink into Ocean.
Well that's helpful. Don't forget to drop the designers a note mentioning that. I'm sure they'll send a box of chocolates. ;)