Chinese team tests solar array beneath open sea
Scientists from Yunnan University have tested a perovskite photovoltaic system 10 metres below the open sea, according to the South China Morning Post. The submerged equipment charged batteries and powered an LED panel, demonstrating that the technology generated usable electricity in the ocean’s blue-green underwater environment.
Scientists from Yunnan University have tested a perovskite-based photovoltaic system 10 metres below the surface of the open sea, according to the South China Morning Post. The report describes the equipment as a submerged solar array. During the test, the system charged batteries and powered an LED panel.
The result indicates that the photovoltaic technology was able to produce usable electricity in the relatively dim, blue-green light found at that depth. The source characterises the project as the first practical submarine solar power plant, although the supplied material does not provide details of its size, output or duration of operation. The test was presented as a possible step towards supplying energy for underwater operations.
The source material does not state whether the system has been tested in other marine conditions or whether it is ready for commercial deployment. The work was published on September 11, according to the supplied report.
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