Coming soon to a lake near you: Floating solar panels

Image courtesy of Ciel & Terre International. Article by Matt Simon. Grist – June 13, 2024. Research article: Nature Water.

A reservoir is many things: a source of drinking water, a playground for swimmers, a refuge for migrating birds. But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not realizing its full potential. That open water could be covered with buoyant panels, a burgeoning technology known as floating photovoltaics, aka “floatovoltaics.” […]

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