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Looks cool, but the article didn't really discuss the technology at all. E.g. It would have been nice to know how much weather and waves these can handle.
It's built on a reservoir so I assume that means waves aren't an issue. I was glad to see it was a reservoir and not a natural lake or ocean. It means there shouldn't be any (?) environmental impact.
I also wonder if it is beneficial for reducing evaporation.
There's a bit more detailed info in the press release from last year about the start of the project. It's on the website linked in the article.
It probably does help with evaporation, similarly to the black balls in this video from Veritasium.
Yeah I was totally thinking of the Vertitasium video!