eguidarelli@lemmy.worldtoSolarpunk@slrpnk.net•'Limitless' energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspotsEnglish
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1 year agoThat’s completely untrue, it takes between 2-4 years depending on the type of solar panel to generate as much energy as was needed to create it. Leaving 26-28 years of free energy given a typical 30 year lifespan.
Check out this fact sheet for specifics: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37322.pdf
Love this idea! I’ve mostly read my books through digital means so looking around my house it doesn’t appear I’m much of a reader.
Estimating how many bookshelves I’d need to store my collection is a fun metric.