Floating solar installations offer a tantalizing vision of sustainable energy—combining wind and solar power in the same offshore space. But according to new research, the seabed may be feeling the ...

Fields turned over to solar farms are becoming a more common sight as we look towards a zero-carbon future. But like wind turbines, massive PV installations may soon be heading offshore. China is ...

Scientists from the United Kingdom and Australia have built an experimental setup to measure solar power loss due to wave motion in deployments of floating PV (FPV) panels. Based on their results, ...

Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution but their environmental impacts vary by location, according to a new study. Scientists stressed the need for continued research ...

In a study from the University of California, Davis published in Nature Water, scientists explained how floating solar projects impact birds and other wildlife, as explained in a summary published on ...

Locating PV systems offshore is a new frontier for the industry and one fraught with technical challenges. Image: Oceans of Energy. The idea of stationing PV systems at sea is rapidly gaining traction ...

WATCH IT ON WESH TWO. NEWS AT SEVEN. FORECASTING OUR FUTURE INVOLVES PLANNING AHEAD FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY. ORANGE COUNTY IS DOING JUST THAT WITH A STATE OF THE ART FLOATING SOLAR PANEL ...

A reservoir is many things: a source of drinking water, a playground for swimmers, a refuge for migrating birds. But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not realizing its full ...

Solar farms are a popular source of clean energy in places that maximize sunlight exposure, like deserts or large fields away from urban areas. But they can also be constructed on water, for example, ...