A 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe's largest solar farm - eviltoast
A 605-MW project in Germany has claimed the title of Europe's largest solar farm, bumping a PV plant in Spain out of the top spot.
  • exocortex@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    7 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.orgEnglish
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      7 months ago

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