great video ... i first heard about this down at the renewable
energy world conference in san antonio this year ... turns out that
not only does all sorts of cool stuff to save land and create
renewable energy, it also significantly stops evaporation and
prevents algae blooms.
that must might be more important than the solar! i think the
people who built it are in the bay area at spgsolar.com
Far Niente Winery in Napa Valley, decided to build a solar array to float on a pond near its cabernet vineyard. The idea was to not use valuable land where they grow their wine grapes. Greg Allen, the manager of the solar project discusses the technology challenges building an electrical system on top of water and running an underground transmission line from the pond to the winery.
