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Photo: Turlock Irrigation District
California’s first solar panel-covered canal is now fully online and providing clean energy
A 1.6-megawatt solar power project just came online in California’s Central Valley. It’s not on a rooftop or massive field — these solar panels stretch across canals and generate clean electricity in a remote area where cotton, tomatoes, and hundreds of other crops grow.
Called Project Nexus, it’s the second canal-based solar project operating in the U.S. — the first started producing power in October 2024 for the Pima and Maricopa tribes near Phoenix, Arizona — and one of just a handful in the world.
A 20-foot-wide stretch of Project Nexus was finished in March, and a 110-foot-wide portion completed at the end of August. Researches will continue to monitor the project’s performance, while a separate initiative is working to fast-track more projects like it.
Why is this good news? This unique solar project has a multitude of benefits, with research showing that placing the panels above water both helps keep panels cool, which improvies their efficiency and electricity output, and prevents water loss from evaporation, especially in drought-prone areas.
A Florida woman is single-handedly saving tortoises from getting hit by drivers at a state park
One of the Florida’s most-visited parks, Honeymoon Island State Park is also a critical habitat for the state’s gopher turtle population.
When park volunteers told Maggie Serus that they were seeing a rise in tortoise road kills at the park — coinciding with a statewide population decline in recent decades, due in large part to cars — she wanted to help.
So, the retired special education teacher started spending her days near the park entrance holding a sign that reads “Drive slow, look below,” encouraging drivers to ease up on the gas pedal. And her efforts have been paying off, with none killed during the first two weeks of her outreach.
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