alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoSolar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?apnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down10cross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkSolar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?apnews.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoI think these are canals used for drinking water supplies.
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoKind of, typically though when I think of aqueducts I think of the old Roman structurs raised high above the ground (although I’m aware many parts of them were at ground level). These solar farms seem to be exclusively on ground level waterways.
I think these are canals used for drinking water supplies.
Aqueducts?
Kind of, typically though when I think of aqueducts I think of the old Roman structurs raised high above the ground (although I’m aware many parts of them were at ground level). These solar farms seem to be exclusively on ground level waterways.