THIS is Where We Should Be Placing Solar Panels!

Floating solar is exactly what it says on the tin; solar panels that float on water. But what that name doesn’t truly capture, is just how breathtakingly beautiful they can be too. This week, Imogen put this to the test and visited the Alqueva Reservoir in Portugal to see EDP’s remarkable 5MW floating solar farm. Working in combination with its Hydroelectric Dam neighbour, this project shows the enormous potential and scalability of floating photovoltaics. However, the team had two big questions - what about the surrounding wildlife and what about bird poo?! Watch the episode to find out! 00:00 Some perspective... 00:35 What is floating solar? 01:28 Is water better than land? 02:18 Complementing the dam 03:14 A 70m drop and the techy bits 05:08 What about reflection? 05:42 Floaters 06:03 Getting the electricity into the grid 07:07 Bird Poo! 09:01 Much much bigger arrays! 09:28 How much solar to power the globe? Get your ticket for Fully Charged Canada in Vancouver:   Visit our LIVE exhibitions in Australia, UK, USA, Canada & Europe:   Become a Patreon:  Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to Fully Charged & the Everything Electric channels Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter:   Visit:   Find us on Twitter:   Follow us on Instagram:   #cleanenergy #renewables #solar #solarpower #hydroelectric #portugal #dam #infrastructure #netzero #ev #electricvehicles #solarpanel #alqueva  #battery  #energy  #zeroemission   #technology  #sustainability  #innovation