Ground mounted solar PV and rooftops with solar panels are becoming ubiquitous. Now, imagine solar panels floating on water. Floating solar (or floating photovoltaic, FPV) is an emerging trend, and ...

In a world of finite land, solar farms can take up a lot of space. But there’s a solution for that scarcity: panels that float. In nearly a dozen countries around the world, floating solar farms are ...

The cost of solar power has dropped dramatically over the past decade, making it the cheapest source of electricity in much of the world. Clearly, that can mean cheaper power. But it also means that ...

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 panels float on a mountain lake in Switzerland. The first such system was installed in 2008. Gunter Fischer / Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Floating solar panels ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. A reservoir is many things: a source of drinking water, a playground for swimmers ...