Solar panels over canals could provide benefits beyond energy

Two projects in the western US are testing the feasibility of installing solar farms over sun-drenched irrigation canals.

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Physics Today
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2025-07-30
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https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.qftq.ycwu
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Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
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Solar panels over canals could provide benefits beyond energy

Jenessa Duncombe
Physics Today
Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
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Solar panels over canals could provide benefits beyond energy

Jenessa Duncombe
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Abstract

Two projects in the western US are testing the feasibility of installing solar farms over sun-drenched irrigation canals.

Physics TodayVol. 78(9)
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Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
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