Greenbriar Sustainable Living Inc V.GRB

Floatovoltaics

[SvenVandeBroek]

Perhaps an idea for GRB somewhere in the future?

Floatovoltaics (solar panels on water) can help solve California's drought, require less or no cooling and have a higher efficiency in warm areas.

They can also be build without having to worry about red tape and extensive environmental permitting when the water source sits idle anyway.

[shneps]

This is a great idea Sven.  I have always said the extensive water canals systems that run the desert lose a tremendous amount of their water to evaporation. There are systems out there that employ things like plastic balls and films but I don't see them used extensively except on retention ponds. Why not have the "Floatovoltaic" cells directly onto the water and kill two birds

[SvenVandeBroek]

Indeed a double win and no loss, shneps. So many possibilities can have a shot of becoming a reality once GRB reaches stable cash flows... Another example would be the cleaning of solar panels with AI-guided drones. Technically it's an interesting but not an unrealistically hard challenge. Drones are not new, batteries are finally improving for fast charging and a lot of AI algorithms are

[shneps]

You're onto something Sven. Another (far greater) mode of revenue generation is you're using the same drones to clean office tower windows. Think about the insurance savings alone. Enjoy.

[SvenVandeBroek]

Thanks, that's a brilliant suggestion and indeed a far greater revenue opportunity for those idle circling drones! However, I feel that it's also a more difficult business than the relatively simple solar panel cleaning business... With solar panel cleaning, efficiency can be easily measured before and after a clean.  With window cleaning, you'll have to find a solution