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minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThe capital outlay may be small, but the ongoing maintenance on a floating structure like that would be quite high, certainly compared to a fixed installation.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoMaybe, it is not like the ocean. The lakes don’t have big waves to deal with etc… The benefit is that there are not any trees and plant growing above where you want your panels.
The capital outlay may be small, but the ongoing maintenance on a floating structure like that would be quite high, certainly compared to a fixed installation.
Maybe, it is not like the ocean. The lakes don’t have big waves to deal with etc…
The benefit is that there are not any trees and plant growing above where you want your panels.