Featured in Embracing change – 02-2020

A seaborne alternative to burnt cash

Floating PV has matured quickly, but while the opportunity of solar on the sea may appear immense, there is nothing trivial about the challenges posed by salinity, wind, and waves. However, technical and financial solutions are appearing on the market, giving small island communities a chance to reduce their reliance on polluting diesel.
Jonathan Gifford
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Jonathan Gifford
Image: Swimsol

Small island nations have been playing a leading role in advocating for more ambitious national targets for carbon emission reductions – the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of Maldives chief among them. And with the existential threat posed by a hotter global climate – including more severe sea surges, the salination of freshwater sources, and damage …

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