Putting Solar Panels In The Desert

I do think over time with newer types of solar panels harvesting and new tech a person might be able at at least a third of solar engery by using wall mounted systems.

Putting solar panels in the desert.

In the southern desert half an hour s drive from aswan egypt is putting the finishing touches to benban one of the world s largest solar farms pictured. I think the only reason to pursue solar panels in the sahara would be if it were a stopgap measure in which the long term goal would be to reduce consumption of energy and to change our. Putting solar panels in the hot desert seems obvious but there is a problem that gets in the way of solar power paradise. Its 6m panels produce 1 5.

Sandstorms can cover the surface of the panels in under an hour reducing efficiency by as much as 80 which means they need to be cleaned at least daily. There are several solar power plants in the mojave desert which supply power to the electricity grid. Then there are what s called marginalized lands places like landfills mines and contaminated brownfield sites which many are eyeing as the perfect spots for renewable energy projects. It is worth concederation and limited studies.

Installing huge numbers of solar panels and wind turbines in the sahara desert would have a major impact on rainfall vegetation and temperatures researchers say. In the extreme example of a world mostly covered with solar power climate changes in the desert regions where panels are installed would have widespread environmental effects. The tortoise and the solar plant. Even if i had the newer high tech solar panels and i only got 50 to 30 compasity it is better than nothing.

These plants can generally be built in a few years because solar plants are built almost entirely with modular readily available. A mojave story brightsource energy is constructing a solar plant in the vast wilderness and has hired a team of biologists to care for and relocate the desert s. This could mean everything from putting solar panels on the roofs of homes parking garages and large commercial buildings to constructing a utility scale floating solar project in a giant reservoir.