#floating pv

Solar Panels are a Drought Solution

You probably don’t think of solar power as being a way to save water. After all, electricity and water typically don’t mix well! Solar installations in Sacramento are known to save you money on your electric bill and on your taxes. How can they help California save water? Solar Power and a Long-Term Drought Solution Solar arrays, whether for generating electricity or solar pool heating, reduce…

The long read: Floating solar up to standard

Another Location for Solar Panels

Can Solar Panels Float? Photovoltaic panel systems can be in a lot of different places. You see them on home and commercial rooftops, on standalone mounts in fields, as giant farms in prairies and deserts, even on mobile battery banks and flashlights. And when you add the innovative approaches encouraged by developers, you will likely see different solar systems pop up in unexpected locations.…

Staying afloat, whatever the weather

… “It’s an environment that can be highly corrosive, there is a lot of vibration with the waves, and the whole thing is moving with waves and the wind,” says Sinapis. “The type of conditions we see in our test array go well beyond the current IEC standards. We think there should be reevaluation of these standards, and some parts added for floating PV systems specifically.”