Engineers reveal a hidden benefit of solar panels in California

[rcjordan]

"In a 2021 study, we showed that covering all 4,000 miles of California's canals with solar panels would save more than 65 billion gallons of water annually by reducing evaporation."

https://www.inverse.com/innovation/first-solar-canal-project-is-a-win-for-water-energy-air-climate-in-california

[ergophobe]

I was wondering the other day how much evaporation could be saved by covering the reservoirs. I did not have the vision to think of covering them with solar panels. Brilliant

[rcjordan]

Credit India?

Solar arrays on canals – pv magazine International
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/03/10/solar-arrays-on-canals/

[rcjordan]

Small city sets example for floating solar, empowered by NREL data set
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-03-small-city-solar-empowered-nrel.html

[ergophobe]

Damn! As a 5yo ski student once asked me, "How did people get to be so clever?"