Floating solar farms are a novel way of providing renewable energy to remote islands. By utilizing available water bodies, these innovative energy solutions are revolutionizing the energy sector in ...

Agricultural research consultancy AgEcon Australia will lead a five-year project that will test the feasibility of installing floating solar panels on irrigation dams to manage evaporative losses and ...

Energy companies are moving solar projects to unconventional sites like deserts, farms, and waterways to avoid using arable land. China’s “solar great wall” in the Kubuqi Desert and canal-based ...

Norwegian salmon and trout producer Emilsen Fisk ordered a second floating solar power plant after the first system, installed just a couple of weeks ago, exceeded expectations by reducing diesel use ...

How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar industry. From a small California winery to a large-scale ...

About 33 miles south of Phoenix, Interstate 10 bisects a line of solar panels traversing the desert like an iridescent snake. The solar farm’s shape follows the path of a canal, with panels serving as ...

Floating solar panels haven’t gained much traction in the United States, but they’re becoming more common in places like China and South Korea. A new study from Oregon State University suggests they ...

The tender, issued by Singapore’s national water agency Public Utilities Board, marks Sembcorp’s third floating solar project in the country. Image: Sembcorp Industries. Singapore-based engineering ...

Rooftop, auxiliary and smaller-scale solar installations below the applied thresholds are exempt from the new amendments. Last month, Taiwan's Ministry of Environment announced plans to update EIA ...

A worker inspects solar panels installed on the rooftop of SM NorthEdsa in Quezon City in this February 2023 photo. Across the Philippines, the rooftops of malls,schools, ...

From a small California winery to a large-scale energy project in China, floating photovoltaics — or “floatovoltaics”— are gaining in popularity. Commonly installed over artificial water bodies, from ...