alyaza [they/she]M to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year 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]M to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilink1•1 year 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.
minus-squarebermudalinkfedilink4•1 year agothe article is about irrigation canals. they just didn’t add it to the headline.
How would you use this canal for shipping now?
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.
the article is about irrigation canals. they just didn’t add it to the headline.