Can floating solar farms solve the energy crisis?
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2021
- Have you ever heard of floating solar farms? In recent years, such structures have become more and more popular, and some experts even say that in the future they will completely replace traditional solar panels. Floating solar farms generate more electricity than conventional panels while helping to prevent climate change. The authorities of some countries have already announced several megaprojects for their construction. Will they be able to solve the global energy crisis? And how are they arranged in general? Let's figure it out! The potential of solar energy in the world is estimated at 80 Petawatts, which is three times more than all the needs of mankind today. However, in order to use it fully, humanity will need to cover the entire earth's surface with solar panels. And this means that we need to donate fertile land and meadows for grazing, not to mention the complete disappearance of territories with wild animals.
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Decrease in drinking water evoporation is even more important benefit of this method. Water canals and reservoirs should have panels on surface so we don't loose our precious clean water.
Plastic pollution in the river and the carcinogenic water is very toxic to drink
nope. if we block water cycle, there will be no rain at the end of it. lead to heatstroke and drier surface land.
Where did you get that information from that 80 PetaWatt is 3 times that of world consumption?
The world primary energy consumption in 2020 was 556 ExaJoules. This translates into an average power of 17.6 TeraWatt which would be far less than a third of 80 PetaWatt.
3 times of what the world needs. Many countries today are still underdeveloped and aren't generating even close to the power their citizens would need, assuming all humans desire equivalent standards of living. Though admittedly that still doesn't come close to 26 PetaWatt.
the IEA reported a total world electric energy consumption in 2017 of 21 PWh. 80 PW * 1h = 80 PWh. even with 556 ExaJoules, it'd be about 154 PWh.
I don't know where you get your numbers from but it would only take 0.6% of the surface area of the continental United States to power the entire country with renewable solar power.
Yeah this is total bullshit. An area only the size of Spain powers the entire world. Dislike for pessimistic misinformation.
@@illuminate4622 Yeah, if he can make these kinds of basic mistakes you have to question a lot more of what he says.
About 12,000sq miles for the united states ( about twice the size of Hawaii or New Jersey. )
@@ronvosick8253 It depends on what assumptions that you make, I came up with a much higher number. But it does not matter, the numbers provided in the video are just gibberish.
@@VictorGallagherCarvings let's see...
Yearly US electricity usage ~4000 TWh
One sq mile=200MW capacity
US solar capacity factor ~20%
One square mile produces= 200MWx8760hoursx0.2capacity factor=
350 400 MWh= 0.35 TWh
4000TWh/0.35TWh=11 400sq mi
Eleven thousand square miles of solar panels to power America. It's actually less than even I thought!
It will be great to combine floating solar farms with the pelamis energy generator from waves in Portugal.
Or even with a tidal Lagoon
"120 MWp" means 120 Mega Watts peak, not Mega Watts power.... Lots of other confused info in this video. Please get yoacts straight.
Very important contents. Thanks
Thailand just finalized a solarfarm floating next to a hydropower dam, so the resavoir acts as a battery, eg nighttime production.
2 axis Floating solar could be much better than stationary (0 axis) using rotating floating pads, with water hydraulic or air pneumatic tilt control, providing full power over full day time. Southwest USA reservoirs need this.
Thanks for sharing
I think this method of providing clean energy should be used to power desalination plants to provide clean drinking water
it will get salt and and a lot of particles on it,,, gna be hell to clean. not smart.
@@handendaer bruh
@@handendaer Lithium and Sodium can be extracted from the brune for Industrial uses.
very cool
The pendulum swings this way and that.
the washing of salt, particles and everything else will be worse than any dust. good luck with that.
so you are saying they never thought about this and come up with a plan to counter it, before putting in a large scale?
world was really changing
What about the possibility that a panel sinks? A solar farm at the bottom of a lake after a major storm could become an environmental hazard. Nuclear power has a smaller area footprint due to it's much greater power density than renewables or fossil fuels.
Al-tho you do have a point, comparing this to nuclear energy and objecting on the ecological dangers of a sunken solar farm is silly. No offence
@@fic15 Both power forms are needed, but I agree. Even if it sunk the materials are easily recoverable. It's not like we talking oil sands tailings or anything...
I think 1hectare = 2.47 football fields
Soooooo floating power in an area with hurricanes, tsunami, monsoons, etc I'm sure it will be fine.
Shhh, let them make their billions first before looking at real life.
Why not add them to decks of obsolete cargo ships. Anchor the ship offshore , use internal of ship for turbines etc ?
It might solve the energy crisis but I know for a fact it will spoil the water vegetation and wildlife. No sure how this works as sunlight barely reach the bottom of the sea floor but 1 time while swimming under one of these floating solar farms I notice the sea bed below this solar farm is void of marine life and vegetation compare to the surrounding. Asked around but nobody was aware of it or knew anything about it. Does anybody know?
Looks like a good trampoline
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Lol we dont need to cover the whole map planet with solar panels crazy man x) only a few little part is sufficient !
When it covers the more ocean surface it leads to less evaporation of water and decrease the rainfall which leads to dessert formation ?
There is no energy crisis! We have a huge supply of Coal, oil, and gas
As long as the farms are built on top of the globe, and not half way down either side, or on the bottom, unless of course you bolt them to the water.. lol..
No, it wont solve it, not alone, but it can help, but only if your grid accepts floating voltage levels.
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Our enviornment is now a broken glass and you're trying to fix it with nails and hammer
Our environment is a china shop, and they're trying to take the bull outside so we can pick up the pieces.
It's not so easy to repair and replace the bad part
1 solar panel contains aprx 20 grams of SILVER.
No , I would disagree acquaponics don't work , like oceanographic , work in sponge cities and telescopes , lithium infrastructure , streets , airports and others for desalinization and perception .
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And anything living under these that require photosynthesis dies, causing dead zones. Just saying.
misleading definition of acronyms and conversion rate..
CAN BURNING GAS AND COAL then planting some trees and irrigate them solve the energy crisis?
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the lies and propaganda, and the mrons loving it and just begging for it...
Electricity and water...gee what could go wrong?
Floating renewable have been I use for decades, that's not an issue
Nicole Tesla wanted everyone to have access to free energy.
Thomas Edison beat out Tesla on a contract to install electric generators in the Niagara Falls because he was willing to charge people for the access of using electric.
Ha ha ANTARCTICA no power ? ? ? ?
If you can't meter it to sell it,
It's not going to get approval.
Cars that run on water is a perfect example. The only thing that comes out of the exhaust is water.
But it will never get approval because they haven't figured out how to charge people for water from lakes and streams or even from the ground. This technology existed back in the 50's.
Cars can’t run in water
@@myaccount__7269 cars can run in water. Watch a video on amphibious cars.
What I'm talking about is, cars that use water as fuel.
You don't have one, so you instinctively say they don't exist.
Technically water is h2o. By separating the oxygen from the Hydrogen, you can power a car on Hydrogen.
There are cars in India that can run on only air. I didn't say that they are practical, but they do exist.
How hard is it to turn over a diesel engine fast enough to start one. Mack trucks have used air for many years to start there trucks.
@@joeblow3939 lol dude...none of that makes sense. Show proof or gtfo
The energy crisis was solved 100 times by now dont you know. Many people have died because of it.
Nope.
The answer is no.
🛑 All the more reason not to own an electric car. 🤪
This video is bullshit. An area the size of Spain powers the entire world. It fits entirely on former oil fields. Unlike them, it lasts practically forever. This guy used some total nonsense numbers.
I own a Tesla and I will produce the energy I need with solar panels on my roof !
Is this supposed to be satire or did someone play a practical joke on this channel? They think they are going to get electrical things to live on water with wave action and weather. That’s hilarious. I can’t wait until the geese decide to turn these into a toilet and floating nesting place.
These are an environmental catastrophe.
Why?
An area the size of Spain of the entire planet is an environmental catastrophe? I don't think so.
Most Chinese provinces having rolling electric black out very bad now get real !!!!!! Utube silly 🙃💩
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This is the most stupid idea to put solar panels on water. Just more ways to waste money.
Looks like a bad idea
What a load of mis information, where did you get the information that the entire surface of the earth needs to be covered. In really just a few 100 square meters needs to be covered.