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deskamess 31 minutes ago [-]
Reducing algae growth makes sense for canals. Would this be a desirable outcome if we were placing panels on, say, a body of water behind a dam (at a safe distance, and contained). Are there ecological impacts of reducing algae growth?
ndr42 22 minutes ago [-]
Depends on the use of the water body - as a reservoir for drinking water it would make sense [1], if you want the water for fishing not so much.
Unfortunately I suspect this idea is somewhat dead-on-arrival… anti-renewable people will fight it for obvious reasons, while environmentalists will fight it due to concerns over shading the waterways.
stavros 41 minutes ago [-]
What's the fallacy called where you oppose something based on the fact that it has impact on something, not realising that the alternative is is even worse?
I see people talk about how ugly solar panels make mountainsides, but when I ask "would you prefer a coal factory there instead?" nobody would.
pingou 4 hours ago [-]
Seems promising but it would have been nice to have some figures and the estimated cost at scale (or even just costs for the prototype).
Jtsummers 60 minutes ago [-]
> The Nexus project, a 1.6 MW solar installation on the canals of the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in California, is now complete and operational. The $20 million state-funded pilot is presented as a model for agricultural regions affected by water stress.
It's the web, follow the links to related pages and you usually find more information.
[1] https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-s-really-going-on-w...
I see people talk about how ugly solar panels make mountainsides, but when I ask "would you prefer a coal factory there instead?" nobody would.
It's the web, follow the links to related pages and you usually find more information.