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Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University

'Limitless' energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots

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Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited solar energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa.

Our new research shows offshore solar in Indonesia alone could generate about 35,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) of solar energy a year, which is similar to current global electricity production (30,000TWh per year).

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