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.

‘Limitless’ energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots::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.

  • darth_helmet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Room temperature superconductor (if it’s real) changes the game. We could pave the southwest in panels and send the power where it needs to go.

    • Overzeetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      It’s such a weird nerdy thing. And, yeah, if it’s true and manufacturable, the rest of this century is going to be fucking wild.