Photovoltaic panel might be installed on lakes to reduce dissipation

• Turkish authorities are preparing to install photovoltaic panels on lakes and dams to prevent evaporation as some of the major lakes in Anatolia are under the danger of dry spell as a result of minimized rainfall degrees arising from global warming.

The Agriculture Ministry along with the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) are chalking out plans to conserve the nation's water sources, as rising temperature levels have actually worsened not just dissipation and also caused inadequate rainfall but is influencing both agriculture and also human life.

Identifying that subconscious use of water resources, incorrect irrigation and drain methods, as well as dissipation, cause significant water loss, authorities prepared a four-option project according to a program fixated Lake Burdur in Turkey's southwest.

4 pools were produced on Lake Burdur, one with shade balls and the various other with floating photovoltaic panels. Among them was picked as a control pool, and also a combination containing chemical compounds, defined as a monolayer, was put in the last one.

Specific measurements made as a result of the three-year research study revealed some pleasing findings.

Evaporation was inhibited by 10.8 percent in the monolayer, 67 percent in the pool with shade balls, as well as 54 percent in the pool with photovoltaic panels, contrasted to the control pool.

Nonetheless, the research noted that although shade balls aided in saving water substantially, the treatment plants have to be raised to a higher standard if utilized as drinking water sources, needing significant funds and also investments.

Become a result of the evaluation of the floating photovoltaic panels, the searchings for disclosed that the organic matter phthalates were moved to the water in big quantities.

The panels should not be mounted externally of alcohol consumption water sources, yet there is no injury in installing them on watering water or entertainment locations, specialists noted.

For this function, a feasibility research was carried out for the 14-square-kilometer surface area of Lake Burdur. It was ended that when the surface of the lake is covered with solar energy panels, it caused 5.2 million cubic meters of much less evaporation than would typically occur, thanks to the panels.

According to the energy production system implementation computations, yearly electrical power manufacturing of 2.4 gigawatts and also an income of 2.8 billion Turkish Liras ($331 million) were calculated.

If the ministry increases the pilot project, floating photovoltaic panels will be installed on 200 natural lakes, 822 dams and also 507 fish ponds that are not used for drinking water.

This initiative intends to reduce the effects of water loss and drought along with to create billions of liras well worth of electrical power.

Worldwide environment modification is the major culprit in the drought that has actually hit the currently dry water sources in Anatolia hard. Lakes reduce day by day, posing a considerable danger to farming watering.