• porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    It’s probably not the best idea but it’s considerably less stupid than those, seeing as they managed to actually build one

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      5 days ago

      Yeah, we’ll see. There are so many possible issues with this, starting with why. We still have plenty of roofs to cover which are easy, predictable and yield better output for much lower price. Then there are issues with vibrations, efficiency and pollution at least.

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        Converting roofs into solar is simple and cool if you don’t know anything about any of that. Then so many problems emerging, you start going crazy and yearn for the simplicity and straightforwardness of a floating solar platform.
        And that’s before you remember that not all of the world is US and most people don’t actually live in a detached house with a roof.

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          3 days ago

          Huh, what? While placing solar panels on the roof isn’t ideal, it’s far from problematic. And roofs aren’t only on resident houses, you have plenty of industrial ones which are usually even better as they are flat.