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Well, if the energy comes from solar on the thingy, then it's probably going to cool the ocean, could be similar with wind.
That's a good point. Maybe not cool, but it would warm the water less.
(I'm guessing solar cells reflect less energy back into space than water, since they're specifically designed not to.)
I don't know how to objectively figure this out, but solar panels only convert energy from radiation down to far infrared of 1100nm. Water can absorb longer wavelengths, but solar output has less and less energy output at these wavelengths. However, the mystery is whether or not the panels themselves absorb or reflect such far infrared energy. I'm torn between "it might be the same" and "I'm wrong"