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Cornell University: Floating an Energy Idea - Scientists Study Solar Panel-Topped Ponds
August 05, 2023
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2023:

By Blaine Friedlander, Cornell Chronicle

Earth is running out of room.

Modern society demands food and sustainable energy, so science has an idea: To preserve agricultural land for crops and conservation lands for wildlife, place floating photovoltaic panels on lakes, rivers and reservoirs.

The problem: No one has fully defined how acres of panel- . . .

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