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Solar panels that float in the ocean
dvice.com - 4/21/2009
Solar panels that float in the ocean
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There's a lot of surface area on this planet that's ripe for solar panels. It's flat, it's got nothing blocking it from the sun, and it lets panels float on it. Yep, its the oceans. But big storms can screw with floating solar arrays, making the installation and use difficult. That's not so ...

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Liquid Solar Arrays: Paint The World In Solar Panels
GadgetReview — ... or Liquid Solar Arrays have been developed to float on the ocean.  Using currently existing solar concentrator technologies, LSA’s are constructed with light weight materials allowing them to submerge themselves when stormy waters arrive.  Do they have seagull excrement wipers?  How will this affect marine life?  I know that the ocean is a plausable scenario for solar panel placement but it doesn’t seem like we should be there yet. ReadSimilar Posts: Solar Tree, Portable Solar Panel To Power ...

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