Graduation Year
Spring 2013
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environmental Analysis
Reader 1
Dwight Whitaker
Reader 2
David Tanenbaum
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© 2012 Abe McKay
Abstract
To slow climate change, humans should take immediate and widespread action. One way to slow climate change is by switching to switch to renewable power plants such as solar fields. Recently, pioneering companies have built solar fields on water bodies. This study found that such a pairing of water and solar could increase production efficiency by 8-10% through panel cooling, save millions of liters of water from evaporation, and produce energy with under-utilized space.
Recommended Citation
McKay, Abe, "Floatovoltaics: Quantifying the Benefits of a Hydro-Solar Power Fusion" (2013). Pomona Senior Theses. 74.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/74
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