Floating Solar Farm
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
The Floating Solar Farm, said the BBC, Involves 800 Panels Mounted on Plastic Floats Installed on a Reservoir at the Sheeplands Farm in Berkshire
The farm is located near Twyford in Berkshire and in rolling countryside next to the River Loddon. Reports said that it cost the farm £250,000 for the project, and the owner set up a company, Floating Solar UK, to distribute the technology in the UK. Farm owner Mark Bennett said, "We are a fourth-generationfarmso we have had to diversify, because it's hard...This green energy [provides] another revenue stream," according to the BBC. He is using Ciel et Terre's modular Hydrelio system. and he hopes to further ignite interest in the benefits of the technology in the UK. Emily Gosden, energy editor of The Telegraph, wrote about the floating technology, and had a quote from Bennett who said, "We are speaking to big utility companies, to agricultural companies - anyone with an unused body ofwater. The potential is remarkable."
"Thanks to the cooling effect of water on PV panels, our systems produce more energy than land-based systems of a similar size," said the company. Hydrelio has a 30-year lifetime, according to the company site. Ciel et Terre plays an active role in the photovoltaic solar market, and manages all aspects of the development process with design, engineering, financing, legal, construction, operation and maintenance services. They operate and maintain 55solar powerplants and are expanding activity worldwide, said the site.
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