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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

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The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one.

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It’s more time consuming and expensive to clean than a land owner with his tractor driving along the ground.

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