PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Plainfield Township will be the first community in the state to use floating solar panels to help reduce energy costs. The township board approved a plan this month ...

Ground mounted solar PV and rooftops with solar panels are becoming ubiquitous. Now, imagine solar panels floating on water. Floating solar (or floating photovoltaic, FPV) is an emerging trend, and ...

(Bloomberg) -- Putting solar panels on water to generate power sounded like a dangerous gimmick to Benedikt Ortmann when he first heard about the idea. “Every child knows electricity and water don’t ...

The sun’s power is virtually infinite — opportunities to collect and make use of it are not. As demand for renewable energy increases, so does the need for places to generate it. This need has set off ...

Floating solar installations offer a tantalizing vision of sustainable energy—combining wind and solar power in the same offshore space. But according to new research, the seabed may be feeling the ...