Solar panels on water canals could generate 13GW of power for California

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What was a research project last year has become a trial with a purse of $20 million. Will it be expanded to cover the entire state?

The little known Turlock Irrigation District in California has taken a bold and ambitious step to put solar panels on its open water canals, the first such project in the U.S. Encouraged by a $20 million grant from the state, TID has announcedThe project is the on-ground realization of a study conducted by researchers at the

The solar panels could be installed on top of the canals using suspension cables and the cooling effect of the water running below would also maintain the efficiency of the panels that are known to drop output on very hot days.

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