At 250 miles long, 3 miles wide, and currently generating 5.4 gigawatts, the Kubuqi Desert solar array will be the world’s largest by a country mile when finished in 2030.
At 250 miles long, 3 miles wide, and currently generating 5.4 gigawatts, the Kubuqi Desert solar array will be the world’s largest by a country mile when finished in 2030.
…ye gads, just imagine the heat island generated by 750 square miles of black glass: that’s a weather-creating convective air mass…
What are the major challenges to operating solar panels in hot deserts? Does efficiency drop if the panels get too hot?