This is really cool technology, but also the least practical solution I’ve ever heard of. It takes a mindset fully detached from reality to think that making something float instead of mounting it on land will reduce costs. A thin film floating on the water is just a breeding ground for algae, not an energy producing device
It’s like a floating solar panel, but with 100x less energy produced, only works when it’s raining, and unable to be elevated from the water to prevent biofouling
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So… about a watt per m2?
This is really cool technology, but also the least practical solution I’ve ever heard of. It takes a mindset fully detached from reality to think that making something float instead of mounting it on land will reduce costs. A thin film floating on the water is just a breeding ground for algae, not an energy producing device
It’s like a floating solar panel, but with 100x less energy produced, only works when it’s raining, and unable to be elevated from the water to prevent biofouling