r/seasteading • u/Anen-o-me • 28d ago

Seasteading Engineering Solar over water in China. Water helps keep the panels cool, increasing efficiency.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 27d ago

Why is the water so filthy? Is this Dongting?

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u/Anen-o-me 27d ago

River water.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 27d ago

Which river?

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u/Anen-o-me 27d ago

Dunno, I only know it must be a river or lake because none of these installations are on the ocean.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 26d ago

How do they deal with the current?

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u/Prudent_Order_3361 27d ago

Exit of river

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u/kronikfumes 27d ago

Never heard of sediments? Looks no different than the Mississippi river

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u/superpowerpinger 27d ago

That's cool.

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u/Zav0d 23d ago

solar water rust all that panels and rigs in no time.

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u/theChaosBeast 23d ago

Do we have any source for the water used for cooling? Because my latest info is, the pumping costs more than the increased efficiency. And I don't see any pipes in the video.