After successful trials, an ambitious scheme to generate clean energy and save water in California is set to move to the next level in 2025.
Project Nexus , a $20-million project to examine the viability of placing solar panels over canals, could have huge implications for California’s climate goals.
In 2021, researchers from the University of California’s Merced and Santa Cruz campuses calculated that covering California’s canals with solar panels could generate huge amounts of energy while conserving water…