Floating Solar Panels
One of my students brought in an article that described floating solar panels. The idea was to use water areas that won't intrude on the surrounding area but rather take advantage of already modified human space.
PV panels have negative thermal drift. In other words, they lose efficiency when the temperature increases. So having access to an immediate source for cooling does wonders for the panel efficiency.
The article featured a company called Solaris Syndergy, but was dated last year. So I decided to take a look to see how far the innovation has come. Looking into their product, I realized that they solution is centered around CSP. However, I was able to find another company that uses reflectors and PV panels.
Check out Scienza Industria Technologia!
The FTCC System. Image from http://www.scintec.it and while we're on the water, why not submerge it!
Submerged Photovoltaic Solar Panel
Any scuba divers wanting to cross careers with photovoltaics? I call dibs on scubasolar.com ;)
PV panels have negative thermal drift. In other words, they lose efficiency when the temperature increases. So having access to an immediate source for cooling does wonders for the panel efficiency.
The article featured a company called Solaris Syndergy, but was dated last year. So I decided to take a look to see how far the innovation has come. Looking into their product, I realized that they solution is centered around CSP. However, I was able to find another company that uses reflectors and PV panels.
Check out Scienza Industria Technologia!
The FTCC System. Image from http://www.scintec.it and while we're on the water, why not submerge it!
Submerged Photovoltaic Solar Panel
Any scuba divers wanting to cross careers with photovoltaics? I call dibs on scubasolar.com ;)
The World Goes Solar. Japan's FiT in July is among the highest in the world. It's clear that Japan's FiT will shake the solar market. Now, US has the same options. New solutions will be showed in Japan. This is it!
ReplyDeleteAs you know, earthquake in Japan is happening frequently. Floating solar panels installation is one of the best solutions for power crisis in Japan. So you have to reduce vibration to install Floating solar panels. Because, it makes many kinds of problems! Vibrations caused by wind, waves and external forces. New Floating Body Stabilizer for Floating solar panels installation has been created in South Korea. The Floating Body Stabilizers generate drag force immediately when Floating solar panels are being rolled and pitched on the water. Recently, these Floating Body Stabilizers have been used to reduce vibration of Floating Solar Panels in South Korea. You can see New Floating Body Stabilizer videos in YouTube. http://youtu.be/O2oys_YHhCc, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA_xFp5ktbU&feature=youtu.be.
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