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		toomuchtodo on July 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: High-altitude floating PV has energy payback time ... "An international group of researchers has calculated the potential for floating solar across the world. The results show a generation potential of 9,434 TWh per year across 114,555 global reservoirs, with 30% of their area covered. The United States leads with 1,911 TWh per year of potential, followed by China at 1,107 TWh per year and Brazil at 865 TWh per year. [1]" Studies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01089-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-024-00251-4 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9941/3/3/23 [1] https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/03/21/global-study-highligh...

bell-cot on July 15, 2024 [–]

The article is about high-altitude (aka alpine) floating solar.

Your cite is about floating solar without regard to altitude.

Large areas of open water are vastly scarcer at higher altitudes.

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