Giant Blooms Over the Water: The Intriguing Project from South Korea that’s Blowing Everyone’s Mind!
Surprised the world with an unusual phenomenon: This curious spectacle has the potential to change the course of clean energies worldwide. An ambitious project that combines innovation, sustainability, and beauty in one place.
### Clean energy that floats and flourishes
In the midst of the race towards energy transition, facing the challenges of installing solar panels on large surfaces, an alternative emerged that floats on freshwater: a solar plant shaped like flowers.
Installed on the Hapcheon-gun lake, with enough capacity to supply more than 60 thousand people. The key lies in its floating design, which avoids occupying land on solid ground, especially useful in mountainous or densely populated areas.
Furthermore, being over the water allows for maintaining optimal performance. And most surprisingly, being over the water generates up to 10% more energy than its land-based counterparts, thanks to the natural cooling effect.
### Technology that cares for the environment (and attracts tourists)
Beyond the energy benefits, the studies conducted by the Korean Institute of Environment concluded that there are no negative effects on the lake’s flora and fauna.
On the contrary, this type of energy directly contributes to reducing pollution. And it does so with such an attractive design that it has already become a new tourist attraction in South Korea.
Moreover, it also demonstrates that it is possible to think of clean, functional, and visually striking solutions. A lesson that the world is already beginning to pay attention to.
