A canopy of solar panels over an irrigation canal, working to generate clean energy and conserve water supply, seems to be an optimistic conceptual idea.
Until now.
Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Turlock, California, is planning the country’s first pilot project to build solar panel canopies over a portion of the water utility’s existing canals. Project Nexus is planned as a multi-use solar project, assessing water evaporation reduction from mid-day shade and wind mitigation; improvements to water quality and reduced canal maintenance through reduced vegetative growth; and generating renewable energy.
Find out more on the project: https://en.solarbe.com/home/article/info/catId/49/id/5609.html
This application recently has triggered heated discussion of all links within the solar industry at home and abroad. To give a general illustration of the project and maybe set an example for future installations, Solarbe has invited testing and inspection organization China General Certification Center (CGC), floating solar installation expert Sungrow FPV and backsheet specialist Tedlar PV, DuPont to give further demonstration, including:
Possibility of canal project installation in different regions
Pros and cons of such application and possible preventive measures
Requirements on each link to realize the application
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