Floating photovoltaics work much like traditional solar installations with the exception of their location: They sit atop bodies of water. The concept has been catching on over the years, particularly ...

A recently published paper led by an Oregon State University researcher suggests that installing floating solar panels on top of existing reservoirs could have a variety of positive results. Those ...

Germany has quietly flipped the switch on a new kind of solar plant, one that stands upright on water instead of lying flat ...

When Joe Seaman, the city planner for the working class town of Cohoes, N.Y., Googled the term "floating solar," he didn't even know it was a thing. What he did know is that his tiny town needed an ...

How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar industry. From a small California winery to a large-scale ...

Workers watch from a hill a floating photovoltaic solar installation on the Oued Rmel dam, as part of a solar pannel farm near the Tanger Med port in the province of Fahs-Anjra, west of the city of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Solar panels continue to rise in popularity year after year as more people learn about the versatility of the renewable energy source. Yes, ...

Floating solar photovoltaic panels could supply all the electricity needs of some countries, new research has shown. The study, by researchers from Bangor and Lancaster Universities and the UK Centre ...