Energy company to test floating solar islands
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(Image: Viteos)
Mock-up of the solar island (Image: Nolaris)
Mock-up of the solar island
Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Image: TerraMetrics/Google)
The spacing of the islands (Image: Viteos)
Visualization of the islands (Image: Viteos)
Article Summary
Swiss energy company Viteos has announced that it is to build three floating solar arrays on Lake Neuchâtel. Viteos will work with tech company and "energy enabler" Nolaris to build the 25-m (82-ft) diameter islands, each with 100 photovoltaic panels.
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