Comment on Arizona's solar-over-canal project will tackle its major drought issue
Hugin@lemmy.world 10 months agoIt’s also a win win design. Shade from the panels reduces evaporation in the canals and the water helps cool the panels which improves their efficiency.
LostAndSmelly@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It would be cheaper and easier to maintain separate instaaleions of a lightweight cover for the aquaduct and solar panel installed on solid ground. You could use the same money to add square miles of panels.