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'Limitless' energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots (theconversation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by sam_uk@lemmy.world to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

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New research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.

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[–] narF@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We still haven't figured out how to make solar panels that produce more energy in their lifespan than what it take to build them.

This seems like greenwashing... We won't solve the climate crisis by generating more energy if we don't stop using fossile fuel...

[–] airbck@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

If by generating more energy you mean converting it from renewable sources through physical processes rather than fossile Ressourcen in chemical than yes, we do solve climate crisis by exactly doing that.