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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

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The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one.

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The petrol and coal lobbies are why.

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