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The US is about to get its first solar-covered canal – Arizona Mirror

“Cows, cars, and couches somehow always end up in the canal,” said Lepley. These requirements — plus the added steel and concrete materials — make the systems more expensive and technically complex than conventional ground-mounted solar arrays on trackers. Along with George Cairo Engineering, the engineer of record for the Casa Blanca Canal solar project, Tectonius has evaluated a number of designs for the over-canal hardware. ​“We looked at steel use, concrete use, solar panel costs, wind lift and weight, power production, and access,” said Lepley. The engineers ultimately arrived at a patented,…

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The Duck Curve: California Learns The Awful Secret About Solar Power – Science 2.0

California mandates and subsidizes solar power, but the money for that isn’t from all taxpayers, it is instead taxes and fees tacked onto the bills of people who use conventional energy – people in apartments, renters, and anyone who can’t afford solar installations. Worse, solar owners, already privileged, also ‘sell electricity back at the same rate they buy it’, which everyone knows is impossible. Utilities have employees, infrastructure, and repairs, so without a markup to cover those, they’d be out of business. Thanks to a bulletproof-majority in state politics, science…

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Pakistan’s rooftop solar boom shines spotlight on power crisis – Nikkei Asia

ISLAMABAD — Srinagar Highway offers a sun-drenched, 25-kilometer straight shot from Islamabad’s international airport to the center of Pakistan’s capital. It also affords a clear view of how increasing numbers of citizens are reacting to frequent power cuts and bloated electricity bills: Rooftops on buildings lining the route are covered in solar panels. Atesham ud Din is among the homeowners who made the switch, investing $9,000 in a solar panel system two years ago to take advantage of one of Pakistan’s most plentiful natural resources. “Now we never face the…

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Africa’s largest floating solar system | Northwest & National News | nbcrightnow.com – NBC Right Now

…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with limited overnight relief. Afternoon high temperatures of 95 to 110 degrees. Overnight low temperatures in the 60s to mid-70s. This will pose a major risk of heat-related illness. * WHERE…Portions of north central and northeast Oregon and central, south central, and southeast Washington. * WHEN…Until 10 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS…Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Hottest temperatures during this long-duration heatwave are expected Tuesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Drink plenty of…

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Africa’s largest floating solar system | National | pdclarion.com – pdclarion.com

Princeton, IN (47670) Today Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Low 72F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Low 72F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%. Updated: July 8, 2024 @ 10:49 pm

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Africa’s largest floating solar system | National | insidenova.com – InsideNoVa

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