[defrost]

Indonesia is ~ 17 thousand islands, many steep equatorial jungled volcanic slopes and at 275.5 million is the fourth highest population for a country globally.

Land is in tight demand with food a priority over panels and issues that may not be apparent (clear slopes leads to instability, and keeping them clear is a Sisyphean task, etc).

[ZeroGravitas]

Indonesia is possibly the best place on the world for floating PV at sea (rather than inland lakes as it usually is).

[defrost]

I'm guessing you've never actually been at sea in the region during the tropical monsoon | the annual cyclone season.

[ZeroGravitas]

I'll bow to your local knowledge Captain Ahab, but bear in mind that being near the equator both maximises sun and avoids tropical storms.

See map for traces of storms:

https://reliefweb.int/attachments/da3ff0e6-13fc-311c-b9b1-dd...

Bonus challenge, can you find Japan, who are piloting this tech, on that map. They're in there somewhere under the squiggles.

[defrost]

Kick the snark down a few notches and maybe realise that cyclonic storm tracks aren't the limit of rough seas that result.

I don't hunt whales but I do have first hand direct experience of marine engineering in exactly that region.

[worthless-trash]

Most people outside of the pacific have no idea about monsoon effects on local weather/functions.

[0cf8612b2e1e]

Is anyone floating solar panels in the ocean? That sounds tough, but obviously worth exploring.

[ZeroGravitas]

It's at pilot stage in various places. Japan is leading on this, as they did in floating voltaics generally.

Places with offshore wind are also looking at it as a way to share cables.

[worthless-trash]

I do not believe that we can design a system that will withstand waves and wind from tropical monsoons or even most tropical storms or cyclones in the pacific. I can't speak for other oceans or areas of the world, but I believe that this design requirement will probably make it a non starter.