Orihuela Chamber backs floating solar panels at La Pedrera to power Torrevieja desalination plant

Orihuela Chamber backs floating solar panels at La Pedrera to power Torrevieja desalination plant

Orihuela Chamber of Commerce has renewed its call for floating solar panels to be installed on La Pedrera reservoir, saying the project could cut energy costs at Torrevieja’s desalination plant and protect productive farmland in the Vega Baja. The chamber first put forward the proposal in June. It reiterated its support on 10 November after University of Alicante researchers presented the idea at a conference in Torrevieja the previous day. The …