Considerations For Floatovoltaics On Reclamation Reservoirs

Install solar power in large reservoirs

Often called “floatovoltaics” or FSPPs, these systems deploy solar panels on buoyant structures, transforming man-made water bodies like reservoirs, industrial ponds, and hydroelectric dam lakes into productive power generators. . Even in their most conservative estimates, the country's reservoirs offer huge potential for future development and could host projects with capacities of up to 77,000 megawatts. For the study, Evan Rosenlieb and Marie Rivers, geospatial scientists at the U. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), as well as Aaron Levine, a senior. . It is human-built reservoirs like this one, as opposed to natural lakes or ponds, that the researchers studied for their floating solar potential. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated Island. .