By some estimates, the planet will need to devote 0.5 to 5 percent of its land to solar panels to fully decarbonize the economy by 2050. However, where space is scarce or protected by environmental laws, this goal can cause controversy and conflict. on the administration of the region. But there Other places to put solar panels with much less impact.
For example, an option Installation of floating photovoltaic panels in places artificially created by manas in reservoirs or large swimming pools. Also called floating photovoltaic systems, although still rare in the United States. floating voltagesIt is gaining popularity around the world, especially in Asia.
On August 17, 2022, the Operational Terrain Imager-2 (OLI-2) aboard Landsat 9 captured this natural color image of a new floating solar system in a reservoir near Dezhou in China’s Shandong province. As part of an effort to decarbonize the city economy, this 320 megawatt project was among the world’s largest floating volt projects in 2022.
Floating solar power provides a range of benefitsFloating plates stay cooler and work more efficiently in water, according to a research team at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). They help prevent water evaporation and can help minimize unwanted algae growth by shading the water.
Many reservoirs are also located near cities.It makes it easier to power the city grid rather than supplying it from remote solar farms.
On the other hand, solar energy experts point out that floating solar systems must be built to withstand water and waves. These are typically more expensive than terrestrial solar and may require additional cleaning due to biofilm formation due to microbial activity. Assuming they inhabit the sea or natural water systems, they are likely to have effects on marine plants, fish and other animals.
A team of renewable energy researchers wrote in an article in the journal Nature, noted that the installed capacity of floating solar energy for terrestrial systems is about 3 gigawatts, which is more than 700 gigawatts. However, reservoirs around the world, which together cover an area the size of France, offer significant scope to spread their development over a large area.
Covering 10 percent of the world’s hydroelectric reserves with floating solar panels could generate 4,000 gigawatts The researchers say that all fossil-fuel power plants in operation worldwide have the equivalent electricity generation capacity.
The NREL research team calculated that putting floating solar power in about a quarter of the 24,000 reservoirs in the United States would produce about 10 percent of the electricity the country currently produces.
A NASA Applied Earth Sciences Program project called Estimation of World Energy Resources (POWER) uses a set of environmental remote sensing data and analysis models to help renewable electricity providers and planners find optimal locations for solar installations.
Reference Work: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01525-1
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