@UCMerced scientists are thinking of other, smarter ways we can use #solar — like saving #water
#California is about to try an idea that could save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months of the year.
The simple but brilliant concept? Cover California’s roughly 4,000 miles of aqueducts with solar canopies.
#solarenergy #waterconservation
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