I first read about floating solar power plants in Quartz, and just had to share. Here are a couple of amazing video clips that prove this is not sci-fi!
The second video clip is not as slick as the first and has no sound at all. BUT. It shows time lapse photography of the plant being put together in a week!
And just in case you think these are just weird one-offs, here’s one from India. 🙂
The thing I like most about this concept is that it is cheap. So cheap, in fact, that it puts clean, green energy within the grasp of the poorest countries. With it, they can embrace technology and make a better life for their people without having to go the dirty-fossil-fuels path.
I predict that these countries will be leading the way in clean energy within 30 years while my own country will still be talking about waiting for the rest of the world ‘to do something’ about climate change…
-face palm-
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January 30th, 2016 at 2:51 pm
So long as the manufacture process is eco-friendly, they can be recycled and don’t ultimately end up as landfill, I’m a fan 🙂
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January 30th, 2016 at 4:57 pm
They seem to be made of various materials, at least the structural part that holds everything together, so hopefully they won’t lose much of their greenness in manufacture.
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January 30th, 2016 at 7:15 am
It’s ridiculous that the USA, because of nothing more than political reasons, is so far behind in stuff like this.
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January 30th, 2016 at 8:09 am
Trust me, the USA is not alone. We had the chance to be world leaders a few short years ago and we blew it – because a bunch of politicians scared average Australians into believing the sky would fall if major polluters were forced to factor the cost of pollution into their operations.
The sky didn’t fall but the Carbon Tax did. 😦
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January 29th, 2016 at 3:06 am
Fantastic!
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January 29th, 2016 at 9:26 am
😀
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January 29th, 2016 at 12:54 am
Totally cool! This could be a game changer.
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January 29th, 2016 at 9:26 am
Couldn’t it just? 😀
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January 28th, 2016 at 7:44 am
Wonderful. We definitely need more innovation like this.
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January 28th, 2016 at 11:48 am
I agree. What surprises me is that so little is said about things like this in the mainstream media.
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January 28th, 2016 at 5:47 am
There are so many possibilities! I can imagine using these to power the cleaning of the water beneath them, so sources of pollution become sources of clean water. How exciting!
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January 28th, 2016 at 11:46 am
Oh! I hadn’t thought of that, but yes, what a great idea!
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January 28th, 2016 at 3:14 am
Amazing. Thaks for sharing.
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January 28th, 2016 at 11:45 am
Very welcome!
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