India's Solar Canals. Lateral thinking at its finest!

Solar Power is set to be the dominant transformative form of power on the mighty subcontinent of India as it moves away from its dependence on coal and towards a more sustainable future. But land is at a heavy premium there, so the engineers put their thinking caps on and came up with a solution so effective it has solved more problems than even they anticipated!



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Research links

Our World in Data
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-density?stackMode=absolute&country=~IND&region=World

BBC Article
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200803-the-solar-canals-revolutionising-indias-renewable-energy

PV Tech latest news
https://www.pv-tech.org/news/india-doubles-down-on-domestic-solar-manufacturing-efforts

Gujarat
https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/renewable-future-gujarat-govt-to-set-up-100-mw-solar-power-project-atop-narmada-canal/1494866/

https://www.indiaspend.com/why-indias-canals-could-help-fast-forward-its-solar-energy-plans-61816

https://yourstory.com/2017/02/gujarat-solar?utm_pageloadtype=scroll

Other waterway solar
https://renewablewatch.in/2018/10/24/creating-ripples/

Kochi - Cochin Airport
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/kochi-airports-canaltop-solar-plant-to-be-commissioned-soon/article10006975.ece

Blloomberg NEF
https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/blog/indias-stunning-solar-bid-rides-on-12-boosters/



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