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Kwame Suleiman Hayibo

Postdoctoral Associate at Western University researching floating photovoltaic systems, solar PV technologies, and renewable energy systems.

Jul 8, 2026

The Solar PVcast

The Solar PVcast

Floating Solar: Testing the Future of PV on Water

Jul 8 · 30m

Chris Palliser
Chris PalliserHOST
6:46
So did you create a floating solar panel? Did it sit in a pond? Did it freeze? Did it survive the winter? What exactly?
Kwame Suleiman HayiboGUEST
7:00
It actually did all of those.
Kwame Suleiman HayiboGUEST
7:02
So we did install our own solar panels because a PhD is four years.
Kwame Suleiman HayiboGUEST
7:10
But to do an actual project in Canada, because of regulation, it takes time.
Kwame Suleiman HayiboGUEST
7:15
So we built our own experimental system.
Kwame Suleiman HayiboGUEST
7:18
And with limited PhDs, we're always dealing with limited funding.
Kwame Suleiman HayiboGUEST
7:23
So we tried a new approach that was using foam.

12 MINS LATER

Chris Palliser
Chris PalliserHOST
19:34
How did you find the evaporation through this experiment?

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