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. Those […] The post California canal solar project reduces evaporation and generates power first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.