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'Limitless' energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots (theconversation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by sam_uk@lemmy.world to c/solarpunk

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New research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.

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[–] eguidarelli@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s completely untrue, it takes between 2-4 years depending on the type of solar panel to generate as much energy as was needed to create it. Leaving 26-28 years of free energy given a typical 30 year lifespan.

Check out this fact sheet for specifics: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37322.pdf