Putting Solar Panels on Water Is a Great Idea—but Will It Float?

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[–]Vigte 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If I recall correctly, there was a Nordic country that has developed water-proof polystyrene blocks that can be linked together, so the whole structure can move with the surface ripples of the water... that was almost 10 years ago though.

[–]Chop_Chop[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Japan has installed a number of these floating solar farms, they seem to think they have the mounting structures -if not perfected, good enough to add more.