Comment by teiferer
8 hours ago
If it can charge while sailing there is no downside. At least as long as a substantial percentage of total charge can come from the integrated solar.
8 hours ago
If it can charge while sailing there is no downside. At least as long as a substantial percentage of total charge can come from the integrated solar.
When Argentine gets enough solar over-provision, ship owners might make money by charging during negative solar prices.
> At least as long as a substantial percentage of total charge can come from the integrated solar
Yes, but that's highly doubtful. It doesn't work for EVs with panels on the car's roof - you don't get significant charge from it. It's far more practical to put the panels on a larger, fixed structure where the vehicles charges daily.
Sources e.g.
https://octopusev.com/ev-hub/why-dont-electric-cars-have-sol...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billroberson/2022/11/30/why-doe...
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/ykwd89/w...