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floatovoltaic en · ADJ

Etymology

Blend of float + photovoltaic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or referring to a photovoltaic cell designed to float in a water environment.
    • In May 2008, the Far Niente Winery in Oakville, California, pioneered the world's first floatovoltaic system by installing 994 solar PV modules with a total capacity of 477 kW onto 130 pontoons and floating them on the winery's irrigation pond. 2018, Hazell Marshall, Environmental Nanotechnology, page 46:

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