China He has discovered the magical formula for efficiency and sustainability: the use of solar panels and something else. Recently it has been learned about a new floating photovoltaic center (PV) in Shandong, China. The employees who are responsible for conducting inspections and cleaning the solar panels have already terminated their work, so the Asian country is adding a new floating solar panel project in its territory.
The project, which includes an area equal to 800 standard football fields, is located on the Dingzuang reserve. Now it acts as an industrial water source for the energy factory of The name of the International International of Power. It consists of more than 600,000 panels divided into 81 sections, each with investors equipped with advanced security systems.
Solar panels do not float on water, they are previously located on floating devices that support them, and forge an extensive space underneath. When the light in the upper part of the solar panels shines, it is also reflected from the water below to the other side of the solar panels that look at the water, improving the efficiency of the energy production of the panels.
China is willing to grow under floating solar panels: the plan is already underway
This ambitious plan is just one of the many who knows it China On its territory, the eastern country is already planning to take advantage of its position to cultivate something under the floating solar panels. He has found the ideal species to do this: sea cucumbers. That is, it is intended to merge the use of photovoltaic solar panels with sea cucumber -aquaculture (Apostichopus japonicus).
Photovoltaic solar energy is included in the aquaculture with a revolutionary approach called Acuavoltaic, which is prepared in China. It is a technique that combines the production of renewable energy with the cultivation of sea cucumber, a valuable ingredient in the gastronomic and medical sector, which offers important benefits for both the environment and the local economy.
This Chinese proposal can be a save for Asia, because China is about to lose all its seas because he went too far for this.
Sea cucumbers are the lifeguard of China: Asians have an exotic plan
A group of Chinese researchers has studied the impact of photovoltaic farms on the aquaculture of the sea maculture for a year. The report published in Science Directwas performed in the Delta of Río Amarillo, in East -China. Experts focused their attention on analyzing how the shadow caused by solar panels can influence the aquatic environment and therefore influence the correct growth of this species.
The project made a glimpse of a solar factory of 200 MW, where various ponds were partially covered by solar panels installed at a minimum height of 1.5 meters above the water. They were compared with six ponds of 6.7 hectares each and a depth of 1.5 meters: three recorded partial shadow of the panels and three nothing.
The results derived from this analysis were promising. The solar panels were given a layer of light intensity with 80.5% and lowered the water temperature by 1.2 ° C in shade ponds compared to shadowless ponds. The thermal control caused optimum conditions for the growth of sea cucumber.
China benefits from his floating solar panels: now it will use them to grow
One of the most important discoveries was the decrease in the summary time. Subadult species lowered this period to 12 days, while adults limited it to one day. This translates into less sustainability into a state of hibernation, so that sea cucumbers can spend more time and of higher quality into active growth.
Local producers reported that ponds are solar panels that have registered a yield of approximately 900 kg per hectare. The shadowless ponds, on the other hand, scored 750 kg per hectare.
Studies like China They can serve as inspiration for other countries, because it seems to have found the magical formula for efficiency and sustainability. But not everything is pink. China placed solar panels on water, but what happened later should be worried.