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China powers up the world's largest open-sea offshore solar farm (electrek.co)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago

This is just awesome. Really needed some good news today

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Why building solar farm offshore?

I understand why wind farms are built that way, but solar?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The cool water can improve solar panel efficiency. Hotter panels produce less energy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Makes sense. But does it really negate the elevated construction costs? I must assume such a station is significantly more expensive to build

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Not only construction, but also maintenance costs. I imagine they are harder to access, if needed, and salt water is hostile to any structure

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

True!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

Lots of flat space maybe. Or they are just claiming the territorial water that way. Idk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Outa sight