Solar on canals reduces water evaporation by 70% and algae growth by 85%
The 1.6 MW Nexus pilot project in California has demonstrated that solar panels installed over irrigation canals can significantly reduce water evaporation and algae growth by 85%, while also showing operational efficiency.
Solar set a new generation record on Great Britain’s electricity grid during a week that also saw zero-carbon supply reach an all-time high. The new records come as the grid operator expands demand-side flexibility markets in anticipation of lower summer demand driven by strong solar irradiance.
In northern Switzerland, a construction team is hard at work excavating a hole in the ground that will end up being over 88 ft (27 m) deep, and spanning the length of two soccer pitches. This pit will be home to Switzerland's first redox flow battery for storing clean energy – and it'll be the most…
Iranian rail engineers have reportedly restored services on the key Tehran–Tabriz and Tehran–Mashhad corridors after April 2026 US/Israeli airstrikes damaged multiple rail bridges. Local reports state that temporary repairs and rapid structural assessments have allowed traffic to resume on spans that had suffered direct blast impacts and deck damage, rather than full girder replacement. The response suggests a focus on emergency shoring, expedited load rating and staged reopening, with longer-term reconstruction of primary bridge elements likely to follow under traffic constraints.
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