<![CDATA[This is really cool.]]>This is really cool.

Switzerland bolted 5,000 solar panels onto a dam wall 8,000 feet up in the freezing Alps where everyone said solar made no sense, and the plant now makes three times more winter power than any farm down in the valleys https://www.ecoportal.net/en/switzerland-5000-alpine-solar-muttsee-dam-winter-power/28487/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/517e0bf5-6336-433f-b8ea-2e04234e5675/this-is-really-cool.RSS for NodeSun, 12 Jul 2026 22:02:08 GMTTue, 07 Jul 2026 01:56:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:08:58 GMT]]>@ameel An "AI" slop site named ecoportal.net? How absurd is that ... ๐Ÿ˜›

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/anderslund/statuses/116877671702646806https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/anderslund/statuses/116877671702646806Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:08:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:41:37 GMT]]>Since the original article I shared looks like it was published on an AI-powered content farm, here's a 2023 Reuters article on this solar plant: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/switzerlands-solar-dam-sun-snow-perfect-mix-green-energy-drive-2023-02-06/

Or you can go to the source and check out the AlpinSolar website: https://www.axpo.com/ch/en/energy/generation-and-distribution/solar-power/alpinsolar.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877564163813749https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877564163813749Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:41:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:34:50 GMT]]>@roadskater @samerion Happily, it has also been instantly flagged on Wikipedia as an unreliable source ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877537455100045https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877537455100045Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:34:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:34:25 GMT]]>@adorfer For the people claiming it "smells like AI": It is in fact an Official and Verified story.

The photos are credited and cited (Photographer Arnd Wiegmann, *look under the photos in the official Reuters article)

Licensing for those photos is also available (link is below the photos in the official Reuters article)

Cited Official researched sources:

1. Reuters - https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/switzerlands-solar-dam-sun-snow-perfect-mix-green-energy-drive-2023-02-06/

2. Yale University - https://e360.yale.edu/digest/switzerland-lake-muttsee-dam-solar

3. Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muttsee

When a news article is on the world's leading news company website (Reuters), the official Wikipedia site (which prides itself on 'No AI' and is human moderated), and the official Yale University site, you can be assured in triplicate that it's Official and not a fake AI story.

It's real, it exists, yes you can visit it and see it with your own eyes if you want to, and as mentioned above you can even contact the photographer and obtain the high-resolution original photos. ๐Ÿ‘

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/ap/users/115756164748618305/statuses/116877535813033003https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/ap/users/115756164748618305/statuses/116877535813033003Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:34:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:31:05 GMT]]>@samerion Agreed. The site that published this article looks like a content farm, and it's likely they use AI to write part or all of their articles. They're mimicking the style of content that was popular in the BuzzFeed days. The photo is either Photoshopped or AI generated. The Muttsee dam doesn't have a building halfway along the dam wall, plus the height and curvature of the wall shown here doesn't match. According to the Axpo website, the actual content of the article is accurate though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877522700425134https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877522700425134Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:31:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:30:07 GMT]]>@adorfer @samerion @pewnack @ameel well spotted, the panel layout doesn't make any sense!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/ehproque/statuses/116877518913113290https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/ehproque/statuses/116877518913113290Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:30:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:26:58 GMT]]>@ameel <extremely DJT> they said it couldn't be done!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/lritter/statuses/116877506529333543https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/lritter/statuses/116877506529333543Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:26:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:21:48 GMT]]>@ameel amazing

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116877486213152845https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kcarruthers/statuses/116877486213152845Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:21:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:16:10 GMT]]>@crazyeddie I think people have a knee-jerk reaction to things that haven't been done before. They'll keep telling you the return on investment isn't there until you actually do it and prove that these difficult-to-install solar panels work MUCH better in winter than the ones installed in the lowlands. Also, according to the Axpo group website, this is very much a proof-of-concept project in which they're testing to see what does or doesn't work. I'm very glad this is working for them!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877464069476479https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ameel/statuses/116877464069476479Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:16:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:12:40 GMT]]>@samerion @ameel Yep, I think youโ€™re right (Pangram is very, very effective. More than the previous iterations of AI detectors).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115929517141480867/statuses/116877450297874517https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115929517141480867/statuses/116877450297874517Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:12:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:00:25 GMT]]>@groberschnitzer @samerion @ameel This is the Muttseedam from the ground. Can't comment on the numbers.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mountains.social/users/bergmeister/statuses/116877402146516538https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mountains.social/users/bergmeister/statuses/116877402146516538Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:00:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:56:25 GMT]]>@ShadSterling @ameel They'll melt.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116877386421821493https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116877386421821493Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:56:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:48:52 GMT]]>@ameel That article left me with a burning desire to know why people all said it made no sense, and whether there's any actually any truth to that. Sounds to me like it was just difficult to build but otherwise made perfect fucking sense.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116877356747251261https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116877356747251261Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:48:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:27:14 GMT]]>@samerion @ameel Curiously, the article in OP's original toot was also just cited on Wikipedia for the Muttsee entry. ๐Ÿคจ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116877271631971329https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116877271631971329Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:27:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:25:32 GMT]]>@samerion @pewnack @ameel
the placement of this single maintenance gangway makes absolutely no sense.
how many different module sizes in just one row? YES!
And the wiring between the rows is (at minimum) not efficient. (or just: non working)
In plus there is no reason why anybody would want to place "islands" like this on the wall, aka leaving spots on top empty.
and off course, the AI image checker say "99%" certainty that's GenAI.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/adorfer/statuses/116877264963997305https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/adorfer/statuses/116877264963997305Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:25:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:25:29 GMT]]>@Quantensalat @ameel

maga people be like: when its colder there must be less solar, otherwise it would be warm. thats why solar on a mountain is stupid

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/utf_7/statuses/116877264767515006https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/utf_7/statuses/116877264767515006Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:25:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:24:22 GMT]]>@samerion @pewnack @ameel Every article on that site is structured the same way. Every sentence is a paragraph and vice versa. Whether that's AI or an in-house style guide, it's F-ing obnoxious. The kind of thing that tells me to never visit the site again.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116877260416630897https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116877260416630897Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:24:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:22:58 GMT]]>@ameel
Thank you for forwarding unchecked(?) AI slop!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/adorfer/statuses/116877254872516321https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/adorfer/statuses/116877254872516321Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:22:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:16:40 GMT]]>@samerion @ameel Yeah, the picture looking AI generated was the first thing i noticed. The Muttsee dam, probably does not look enough like a "normal dam", for the author.
But the numbers and other information seem to be correct or at least plausible.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://graz.social/users/groberschnitzer/statuses/116877230102721727https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://graz.social/users/groberschnitzer/statuses/116877230102721727Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:16:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:09:38 GMT]]>@pewnack @ameel The whole article is written in a way very typical for AI generation.

I cannot find any AI artifacts on the image itself, but a reverse image search brings no other results, and that does not appear to be a picture of the dam mentioned.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/samerion/statuses/116877202450435713https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/samerion/statuses/116877202450435713Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:09:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:01:55 GMT]]>@pewnack @samerion @ameel OH SWEET JEEBUS maps shows the dam as much more gentle than the photo in the arcile. Satellite images don't lie. This screenshot wasn't difficult, this isn't hard.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/fluffydotorg/statuses/116877172083712585https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/fluffydotorg/statuses/116877172083712585Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:01:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:40:29 GMT]]>@ameel Cold temperatures make photovoltaics more efficient, too.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/Quantensalat/statuses/116877087861266106https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/Quantensalat/statuses/116877087861266106Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:40:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:31:14 GMT]]>@ameel why wouldnโ€™t putting solar panels in the sun make sense?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ShadSterling/statuses/116877051491444979https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ShadSterling/statuses/116877051491444979Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:31:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is really cool. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:17:23 GMT]]>@ameel please, Italian politicians, take note!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.digitaladriatic.eu/users/angelo/statuses/116876997028788493https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.digitaladriatic.eu/users/angelo/statuses/116876997028788493Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:17:23 GMT