Singapore built a floating solar farm in the sea, but thousands of barnacles turned it into an engineering challenge that could sink its 13,000 solar panels

Singapore uses floating solar farms to overcome land scarcity for renewable energy goals. Marine organisms like barnacles attach to pontoons, adding significant weight and reducing buoyancy. This biofouling accelerates corrosion…

Continue ReadingSingapore built a floating solar farm in the sea, but thousands of barnacles turned it into an engineering challenge that could sink its 13,000 solar panels