California canal solar project reduces evaporation and generates power

California Canal Solar Project Reduces Evaporation & Generates Power | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Photo courtesy of Turlock Irrigation District. California canal solar project reduces evaporation and generates power BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Shade from solar panels installed above two California irrigation canals reduced water evaporation by up to 70 percent and cut aquatic weed and algae growth by up to 85 percent over a full irrigation season, according to data from Project Nexus, a state-funded pilot in the Central Valley. Tho…

California canal solar project reduces evaporation and generates power

Shade from solar panels installed above two California irrigation canals reduced water evaporation by up to 70 percent and cut aquatic weed and algae growth by up to 85 percent over a full irrigation season, according to data from Project Nexus, a state-funded pilot in the Central Valley. Those aren’t the numbers the program set out to prove; the primary case was always about energy generation. But for a technology that costs more to build than …