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  1. #California’s first #solar-covered canal is now fully online

    The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over #waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

    By Maria Gallucci
    10 September 2025

    "A novel solar power project just went online in California’s #CentralValley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region.

    "The 1.6-megawatt installation, called #ProjectNexus, was fully completed late last month. The $20 million state-funded pilot has turned stretches of the Turlock Irrigation District’s canals into hubs of clean electricity generation in a remote area where cotton, tomatoes, almonds, and hundreds of other crops are grown.

    "Project Nexus is only the second canal-based solar array to operate in the United States — and one of just a handful in the world. America’s first #SolarCanal project started producing power in October 2024 for the #Pima and #Maricopa tribes, known together as the #GilaRiverIndianCommunity, on their reservation near #PhoenixAZ. Two more canal-top arrays are already in the works there.

    "In California, the solar-canal system was built in two phases, with a 20-foot-wide stretch completed in March and a roughly 110-foot-wide portion finished at the end of August. Researchers will study the project’s performance over time, while a new initiative led by California universities and the company #SolarAquagrid will push to fast-track the deployment of solar canals across the state.

    "Proponents of this emerging approach say it can provide overlapping benefits.

    "Early research suggests that, along with producing power in land-constrained areas, putting solar arrays above water can help keep panels cool, in turn improving their efficiency and electricity output. Shade from the panels can also prevent water loss through evaporation in drought-prone regions and can limit algae growth in waterways.

    "Plus, solar canals could offer a faster path to clean energy development than utility-scale solar farms, especially in rural parts of the U.S. where big renewables projects increasingly face community opposition. Placing solar panels atop existing infrastructure doesn’t require altering the landscape, and the relatively small installations can be plugged into nearby distribution lines, avoiding the cumbersome process of connecting to the higher-voltage wires required for bigger undertakings."

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPower #DroughtProtection #WaterIsLife #PreventingWaterLoss #WaterConservation #SolarPanels

  2. #California’s first #solar-covered canal is now fully online

    The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over #waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

    By Maria Gallucci
    10 September 2025

    "A novel solar power project just went online in California’s #CentralValley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region.

    "The 1.6-megawatt installation, called #ProjectNexus, was fully completed late last month. The $20 million state-funded pilot has turned stretches of the Turlock Irrigation District’s canals into hubs of clean electricity generation in a remote area where cotton, tomatoes, almonds, and hundreds of other crops are grown.

    "Project Nexus is only the second canal-based solar array to operate in the United States — and one of just a handful in the world. America’s first #SolarCanal project started producing power in October 2024 for the #Pima and #Maricopa tribes, known together as the #GilaRiverIndianCommunity, on their reservation near #PhoenixAZ. Two more canal-top arrays are already in the works there.

    "In California, the solar-canal system was built in two phases, with a 20-foot-wide stretch completed in March and a roughly 110-foot-wide portion finished at the end of August. Researchers will study the project’s performance over time, while a new initiative led by California universities and the company #SolarAquagrid will push to fast-track the deployment of solar canals across the state.

    "Proponents of this emerging approach say it can provide overlapping benefits.

    "Early research suggests that, along with producing power in land-constrained areas, putting solar arrays above water can help keep panels cool, in turn improving their efficiency and electricity output. Shade from the panels can also prevent water loss through evaporation in drought-prone regions and can limit algae growth in waterways.

    "Plus, solar canals could offer a faster path to clean energy development than utility-scale solar farms, especially in rural parts of the U.S. where big renewables projects increasingly face community opposition. Placing solar panels atop existing infrastructure doesn’t require altering the landscape, and the relatively small installations can be plugged into nearby distribution lines, avoiding the cumbersome process of connecting to the higher-voltage wires required for bigger undertakings."

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPower #DroughtProtection #WaterIsLife #PreventingWaterLoss #WaterConservation #SolarPanels

  3. #California’s first #solar-covered canal is now fully online

    The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over #waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

    By Maria Gallucci
    10 September 2025

    "A novel solar power project just went online in California’s #CentralValley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region.

    "The 1.6-megawatt installation, called #ProjectNexus, was fully completed late last month. The $20 million state-funded pilot has turned stretches of the Turlock Irrigation District’s canals into hubs of clean electricity generation in a remote area where cotton, tomatoes, almonds, and hundreds of other crops are grown.

    "Project Nexus is only the second canal-based solar array to operate in the United States — and one of just a handful in the world. America’s first #SolarCanal project started producing power in October 2024 for the #Pima and #Maricopa tribes, known together as the #GilaRiverIndianCommunity, on their reservation near #PhoenixAZ. Two more canal-top arrays are already in the works there.

    "In California, the solar-canal system was built in two phases, with a 20-foot-wide stretch completed in March and a roughly 110-foot-wide portion finished at the end of August. Researchers will study the project’s performance over time, while a new initiative led by California universities and the company #SolarAquagrid will push to fast-track the deployment of solar canals across the state.

    "Proponents of this emerging approach say it can provide overlapping benefits.

    "Early research suggests that, along with producing power in land-constrained areas, putting solar arrays above water can help keep panels cool, in turn improving their efficiency and electricity output. Shade from the panels can also prevent water loss through evaporation in drought-prone regions and can limit algae growth in waterways.

    "Plus, solar canals could offer a faster path to clean energy development than utility-scale solar farms, especially in rural parts of the U.S. where big renewables projects increasingly face community opposition. Placing solar panels atop existing infrastructure doesn’t require altering the landscape, and the relatively small installations can be plugged into nearby distribution lines, avoiding the cumbersome process of connecting to the higher-voltage wires required for bigger undertakings."

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPower #DroughtProtection #WaterIsLife #PreventingWaterLoss #WaterConservation #SolarPanels

  4. #California’s first #solar-covered canal is now fully online

    The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over #waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

    By Maria Gallucci
    10 September 2025

    "A novel solar power project just went online in California’s #CentralValley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region.

    "The 1.6-megawatt installation, called #ProjectNexus, was fully completed late last month. The $20 million state-funded pilot has turned stretches of the Turlock Irrigation District’s canals into hubs of clean electricity generation in a remote area where cotton, tomatoes, almonds, and hundreds of other crops are grown.

    "Project Nexus is only the second canal-based solar array to operate in the United States — and one of just a handful in the world. America’s first #SolarCanal project started producing power in October 2024 for the #Pima and #Maricopa tribes, known together as the #GilaRiverIndianCommunity, on their reservation near #PhoenixAZ. Two more canal-top arrays are already in the works there.

    "In California, the solar-canal system was built in two phases, with a 20-foot-wide stretch completed in March and a roughly 110-foot-wide portion finished at the end of August. Researchers will study the project’s performance over time, while a new initiative led by California universities and the company #SolarAquagrid will push to fast-track the deployment of solar canals across the state.

    "Proponents of this emerging approach say it can provide overlapping benefits.

    "Early research suggests that, along with producing power in land-constrained areas, putting solar arrays above water can help keep panels cool, in turn improving their efficiency and electricity output. Shade from the panels can also prevent water loss through evaporation in drought-prone regions and can limit algae growth in waterways.

    "Plus, solar canals could offer a faster path to clean energy development than utility-scale solar farms, especially in rural parts of the U.S. where big renewables projects increasingly face community opposition. Placing solar panels atop existing infrastructure doesn’t require altering the landscape, and the relatively small installations can be plugged into nearby distribution lines, avoiding the cumbersome process of connecting to the higher-voltage wires required for bigger undertakings."

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPower #DroughtProtection #WaterIsLife #PreventingWaterLoss #WaterConservation #SolarPanels

  5. #California’s first #solar-covered canal is now fully online

    The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over #waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

    By Maria Gallucci
    10 September 2025

    "A novel solar power project just went online in California’s #CentralValley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region.

    "The 1.6-megawatt installation, called #ProjectNexus, was fully completed late last month. The $20 million state-funded pilot has turned stretches of the Turlock Irrigation District’s canals into hubs of clean electricity generation in a remote area where cotton, tomatoes, almonds, and hundreds of other crops are grown.

    "Project Nexus is only the second canal-based solar array to operate in the United States — and one of just a handful in the world. America’s first #SolarCanal project started producing power in October 2024 for the #Pima and #Maricopa tribes, known together as the #GilaRiverIndianCommunity, on their reservation near #PhoenixAZ. Two more canal-top arrays are already in the works there.

    "In California, the solar-canal system was built in two phases, with a 20-foot-wide stretch completed in March and a roughly 110-foot-wide portion finished at the end of August. Researchers will study the project’s performance over time, while a new initiative led by California universities and the company #SolarAquagrid will push to fast-track the deployment of solar canals across the state.

    "Proponents of this emerging approach say it can provide overlapping benefits.

    "Early research suggests that, along with producing power in land-constrained areas, putting solar arrays above water can help keep panels cool, in turn improving their efficiency and electricity output. Shade from the panels can also prevent water loss through evaporation in drought-prone regions and can limit algae growth in waterways.

    "Plus, solar canals could offer a faster path to clean energy development than utility-scale solar farms, especially in rural parts of the U.S. where big renewables projects increasingly face community opposition. Placing solar panels atop existing infrastructure doesn’t require altering the landscape, and the relatively small installations can be plugged into nearby distribution lines, avoiding the cumbersome process of connecting to the higher-voltage wires required for bigger undertakings."

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPower #DroughtProtection #WaterIsLife #PreventingWaterLoss #WaterConservation #SolarPanels

  6. The winners of this year's Love Your Coast photography competition have been unveiled

    Now in its 17th year, participants had to capture the theme of "impact" through their photographs of Ireland's waterways and coastlines

    thejournal.ie/love-your-coast-

    #mastodaoine #Ireland #waterways #coastline #photography #coast #irish #NaturePhotography #IrishCoast

  7. The winners of this year's Love Your Coast photography competition have been unveiled

    Now in its 17th year, participants had to capture the theme of "impact" through their photographs of Ireland's waterways and coastlines

    thejournal.ie/love-your-coast-

    #mastodaoine #Ireland #waterways #coastline #photography #coast #irish #NaturePhotography #IrishCoast

  8. The winners of this year's Love Your Coast photography competition have been unveiled

    Now in its 17th year, participants had to capture the theme of "impact" through their photographs of Ireland's waterways and coastlines

    thejournal.ie/love-your-coast-

    #mastodaoine #Ireland #waterways #coastline #photography #coast #irish #NaturePhotography #IrishCoast

  9. The winners of this year's Love Your Coast photography competition have been unveiled

    Now in its 17th year, participants had to capture the theme of "impact" through their photographs of Ireland's waterways and coastlines

    thejournal.ie/love-your-coast-

    #mastodaoine #Ireland #waterways #coastline #photography #coast #irish #NaturePhotography #IrishCoast

  10. The winners of this year's Love Your Coast photography competition have been unveiled

    Now in its 17th year, participants had to capture the theme of "impact" through their photographs of Ireland's waterways and coastlines

    thejournal.ie/love-your-coast-

    #mastodaoine #Ireland #waterways #coastline #photography #coast #irish #NaturePhotography #IrishCoast

  11. ' Those who shout loudest against #Green policies and visions for a #sustainable egalitarian future are those few with the most to lose.'
    substack.com/@fatboyfriend/not

    substack.com/home/post/p-20368

    'Hopetown by Simon Wilson
    'The case for #voting Green
    'I’m not a member of the Green #Party, but they're getting my #vote. Here’s why. ...

    'THE GREENS HAVE two core messages. They’re both simple enough to express, but they can be difficult to explain.

    'The first is that we have to change. We’re living beyond what’s called “#planetary boundaries”, which is a way of saying we are using up #Earth’s finite #resources, destroying #biodiversity and making the #planet inhospitable to life.

    'There’s no “fix the economy and then we’ll sort out the planet”. The way we’re “fixing the economy” is the problem...

    'The second message is that the problems we face have a common cause. It’s the super-rich. Not “people who are well off”, but a tiny #elite: #Elon #Musk and all who travel with him, the #tycoons of the #fossil-fuel #industry, the #financiers who enable them. They have created the #climate crisis, the menaces of social #media, the funnel that sucks #wealth upwards even while they pretend it trickles down.

    'The #oligarchs and #techbros are not trying to solve the #world’s problems, although they have the resources to do so. They’re causing them so they can make #money from them.'

    'Green policies turn those core messages into action plans. #Energy reform, to leave fossil fuels in the ground and introduce rooftop #solar with #batteries at massive scale. Urban networks of #electrified public #transport, #cycling and walking that are so frequent, reliable, safe and cheap they offer genuinely better #travel options for many people much of the time. #Conservation strategies to clean up our #waterways. A proper commitment to social #housing.

    'And tax #reform, targeting the super-rich and offering a #tax cut to 96% of us...'

    #PartyVoteGreen

  12. ' Those who shout loudest against #Green policies and visions for a #sustainable egalitarian future are those few with the most to lose.'
    substack.com/@fatboyfriend/not

    substack.com/home/post/p-20368

    'Hopetown by Simon Wilson
    'The case for #voting Green
    'I’m not a member of the Green #Party, but they're getting my #vote. Here’s why. ...

    'THE GREENS HAVE two core messages. They’re both simple enough to express, but they can be difficult to explain.

    'The first is that we have to change. We’re living beyond what’s called “#planetary boundaries”, which is a way of saying we are using up #Earth’s finite #resources, destroying #biodiversity and making the #planet inhospitable to life.

    'There’s no “fix the economy and then we’ll sort out the planet”. The way we’re “fixing the economy” is the problem...

    'The second message is that the problems we face have a common cause. It’s the super-rich. Not “people who are well off”, but a tiny #elite: #Elon #Musk and all who travel with him, the #tycoons of the #fossil-fuel #industry, the #financiers who enable them. They have created the #climate crisis, the menaces of social #media, the funnel that sucks #wealth upwards even while they pretend it trickles down.

    'The #oligarchs and #techbros are not trying to solve the #world’s problems, although they have the resources to do so. They’re causing them so they can make #money from them.'

    'Green policies turn those core messages into action plans. #Energy reform, to leave fossil fuels in the ground and introduce rooftop #solar with #batteries at massive scale. Urban networks of #electrified public #transport, #cycling and walking that are so frequent, reliable, safe and cheap they offer genuinely better #travel options for many people much of the time. #Conservation strategies to clean up our #waterways. A proper commitment to social #housing.

    'And tax #reform, targeting the super-rich and offering a #tax cut to 96% of us...'

    #PartyVoteGreen

  13. ' Those who shout loudest against #Green policies and visions for a #sustainable egalitarian future are those few with the most to lose.'
    substack.com/@fatboyfriend/not

    substack.com/home/post/p-20368

    'Hopetown by Simon Wilson
    'The case for #voting Green
    'I’m not a member of the Green #Party, but they're getting my #vote. Here’s why. ...

    'THE GREENS HAVE two core messages. They’re both simple enough to express, but they can be difficult to explain.

    'The first is that we have to change. We’re living beyond what’s called “#planetary boundaries”, which is a way of saying we are using up #Earth’s finite #resources, destroying #biodiversity and making the #planet inhospitable to life.

    'There’s no “fix the economy and then we’ll sort out the planet”. The way we’re “fixing the economy” is the problem...

    'The second message is that the problems we face have a common cause. It’s the super-rich. Not “people who are well off”, but a tiny #elite: #Elon #Musk and all who travel with him, the #tycoons of the #fossil-fuel #industry, the #financiers who enable them. They have created the #climate crisis, the menaces of social #media, the funnel that sucks #wealth upwards even while they pretend it trickles down.

    'The #oligarchs and #techbros are not trying to solve the #world’s problems, although they have the resources to do so. They’re causing them so they can make #money from them.'

    'Green policies turn those core messages into action plans. #Energy reform, to leave fossil fuels in the ground and introduce rooftop #solar with #batteries at massive scale. Urban networks of #electrified public #transport, #cycling and walking that are so frequent, reliable, safe and cheap they offer genuinely better #travel options for many people much of the time. #Conservation strategies to clean up our #waterways. A proper commitment to social #housing.

    'And tax #reform, targeting the super-rich and offering a #tax cut to 96% of us...'

    #PartyVoteGreen

  14. ' Those who shout loudest against #Green policies and visions for a #sustainable egalitarian future are those few with the most to lose.'
    substack.com/@fatboyfriend/not

    substack.com/home/post/p-20368

    'Hopetown by Simon Wilson
    'The case for #voting Green
    'I’m not a member of the Green #Party, but they're getting my #vote. Here’s why. ...

    'THE GREENS HAVE two core messages. They’re both simple enough to express, but they can be difficult to explain.

    'The first is that we have to change. We’re living beyond what’s called “#planetary boundaries”, which is a way of saying we are using up #Earth’s finite #resources, destroying #biodiversity and making the #planet inhospitable to life.

    'There’s no “fix the economy and then we’ll sort out the planet”. The way we’re “fixing the economy” is the problem...

    'The second message is that the problems we face have a common cause. It’s the super-rich. Not “people who are well off”, but a tiny #elite: #Elon #Musk and all who travel with him, the #tycoons of the #fossil-fuel #industry, the #financiers who enable them. They have created the #climate crisis, the menaces of social #media, the funnel that sucks #wealth upwards even while they pretend it trickles down.

    'The #oligarchs and #techbros are not trying to solve the #world’s problems, although they have the resources to do so. They’re causing them so they can make #money from them.'

    'Green policies turn those core messages into action plans. #Energy reform, to leave fossil fuels in the ground and introduce rooftop #solar with #batteries at massive scale. Urban networks of #electrified public #transport, #cycling and walking that are so frequent, reliable, safe and cheap they offer genuinely better #travel options for many people much of the time. #Conservation strategies to clean up our #waterways. A proper commitment to social #housing.

    'And tax #reform, targeting the super-rich and offering a #tax cut to 96% of us...'

    #PartyVoteGreen

  15. ' Those who shout loudest against #Green policies and visions for a #sustainable egalitarian future are those few with the most to lose.'
    substack.com/@fatboyfriend/not

    substack.com/home/post/p-20368

    'Hopetown by Simon Wilson
    'The case for #voting Green
    'I’m not a member of the Green #Party, but they're getting my #vote. Here’s why. ...

    'THE GREENS HAVE two core messages. They’re both simple enough to express, but they can be difficult to explain.

    'The first is that we have to change. We’re living beyond what’s called “#planetary boundaries”, which is a way of saying we are using up #Earth’s finite #resources, destroying #biodiversity and making the #planet inhospitable to life.

    'There’s no “fix the economy and then we’ll sort out the planet”. The way we’re “fixing the economy” is the problem...

    'The second message is that the problems we face have a common cause. It’s the super-rich. Not “people who are well off”, but a tiny #elite: #Elon #Musk and all who travel with him, the #tycoons of the #fossil-fuel #industry, the #financiers who enable them. They have created the #climate crisis, the menaces of social #media, the funnel that sucks #wealth upwards even while they pretend it trickles down.

    'The #oligarchs and #techbros are not trying to solve the #world’s problems, although they have the resources to do so. They’re causing them so they can make #money from them.'

    'Green policies turn those core messages into action plans. #Energy reform, to leave fossil fuels in the ground and introduce rooftop #solar with #batteries at massive scale. Urban networks of #electrified public #transport, #cycling and walking that are so frequent, reliable, safe and cheap they offer genuinely better #travel options for many people much of the time. #Conservation strategies to clean up our #waterways. A proper commitment to social #housing.

    'And tax #reform, targeting the super-rich and offering a #tax cut to 96% of us...'

    #PartyVoteGreen