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Utah’s first floating solar farm is complete (electrek.co)

submitted 1 month ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/energy

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Floating solar farms make use of water surfaces that would otherwise go unused. Plus, by shading the water below, floating solar arrays help reduce evaporation – an added bonus in arid regions like this one.

The dual benefit makes this seem like a no-brainer, but I suspect there are some careful considerations needed before floating a high-voltage system on a lake... I wonder how much risk there is from wind.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

wind causing waves.

Probably related to the size of lake? This probably couldn't be used on like lake Michigan or Erie. But its a clever way to distribute power generation. I wonder if shaded lakes also cut down on algal blooms.