New research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.

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    11 months ago

    That was my first thought too. But then I remembered this research article saying that oceans were turning greener… https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02262-9 maybe we’re at a win-win situation? Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food web, and their blooms can deplete oxygen levels in the water, endangering the marine ecosystem…