• exocortex@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 months ago

    I’m all for it, but with plants of this size - or rather such an mount of relatively dense photovoltaic surfaces - i am thinking about the heat that these panels are generating. i am guessing it would be similar to such an area out of asphalt. if these panels were cooled the heat could also be used to warm massive heat storage tanks.

    • BoscoBear@lemmy.sdf.org
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      8 months ago

      And by piping water to the back of the panel to cool it you make the panel operate more efficiently.