# Coming soon to a lake near you: Floating solar panels

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/coming-soon-to-a-lake-near-you-floating-solar-panels/
- Published: 2024-06-17T09:30:16-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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.” […] Click here to view original web page at grist.org