Floating solar-powered aeration station launched in Makhachkala
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Makhachkala, September 15, 2020. Russia's first floating solar-powered aeration station has been launched on Lake Ak-Gel in the Republic of Dagestan, the director of Dagestan Development Corporation Arthur Alibekov is quoted as saying. The unique facility is aimed at ecological rehabilitation of the lake and increase in the oxygen concentration in the water due to aeration of the reservoir that is powered by a renewable energy source" - Alibekov said.
The station is buttressed by Russian-made pontoons and is able to move around the water body. The floating island has energy storage devices, a video surveillance system, Wi-Fi, an electric motor and a lighting system.