Floating solar farms have moved from novelty to serious infrastructure, turning reservoirs, lakes and sheltered coastal waters into power plants. As solar capacity races past 1,200 G worldwide, ...

Germany has quietly flipped the switch on a new kind of solar plant, one that stands upright on water instead of lying flat ...

A massive open-sea solar plant is under construction in China, designed to power millions of homes and test how floating solar works at scale.

Major installations now exist worldwide, from large hydropower reservoirs in China and India to water treatment ponds in the ...

"It's something that’s intriguing to me." Lawmakers spark debate after considering unusual solution to stop iconic lakes from ...

Rep. Hoang Nguyen, D-Salt Lake City, joined representatives with Utah-based Water Wise Solar Solutions, advocating for floating solar panels across Utah water bodies. The panels could help slow ...

A floating solar farm described as the UK's largest is to be built in the north of England after planning permission was approved. The 46,500-panel array will be installed at the Port of Barrow's ...

A satellite photo of an almost-finished solar farm near Walt Disney World in Orlando reveals a familiar face. Image Courtesy of NearMap.com In just a few weeks, the world’s largest floating solar ...

Agricultural research consultancy AgEcon Australia will lead a five-year project that will test the feasibility of installing floating solar panels on irrigation dams to manage evaporative losses and ...

Floating solar panels haven’t gained much traction in the United States, but they’re becoming more common in places like China and South Korea. A new study from Oregon State University suggests they ...