127

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?(apnews.com)

posted
by
Avatar
alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM
in
Avatar
environment@beehaw.org
33 comments
hidereport
Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
Avatar
Irina@beehaw.org
4 points

It doesn’t matter if they’re efficient relative to the space taken, if the space taken is functionally 0 (since the space isn’t used for anything else). The poleward side of an east-west canal could also just be cloth or some other kind of shade to lower install costs!

permalink
report
parent
reply

Environment

!environment@beehaw.org

Create post

Environmental and ecological discussion, particularly of things like weather and other natural phenomena (especially if they’re not breaking news).

See also our Nature and Gardening community for discussion centered around things like hiking, animals in their natural habitat, and gardening (urban or rural).

This community’s icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Community stats

  • 160

    Monthly active users

  • 636

    Posts

  • 1.5K

    Comments

Community moderators