Floating solar power could supply 'almost half' of global electricity demand: NREL

US researchers calculate as much as 10,600TWh in annual power generation potential from water-top PV installed on hydro-dam reservoirs

Vehicles pass along a road on the shoreline near Yamakura Dam floating solar plant in Ichihara, Japan — Vehicles pass along a road on the shoreline near Yamakura Dam floating solar plant in Ichihara, JapanFoto: Carl Court/Getty Images

Darius Snieckus

Published 29 September 2020, 18:01Updated 29 September 2020, 18:16