Tim Smedley
@timsmedley.bsky.social
That environmental writer. Editor of The New Climate (medium.com/the-new-climate). Author of The Last Drop (https://a.co/d/i5grqa9) & Clearing the Air (https://a.co/d/6AynmFZ). Climate columnist for @prospectmagazine.co.uk (https://shorturl.at/eCU5h).
This for now - but sure I have the OG study paper somewhere (also worth bearing in mind the Hoover Dam hydro generating capacity is now some 40% down due to water level loss - but also surface area will be down for same reason) e360.yale.edu/features/flo...
Floating Solar: A Win-Win for Drought-Stricken Lakes in U.S.
Floating solar panel arrays are increasingly being deployed in places as diverse as Brazil and Japan. One prime spot for these “floatovoltaic” projects could be the sunbaked U.S. Southwest, where they...
e360.yale.edu
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This for now - but sure I have the OG study paper somewhere (also worth bearing in mind the Hoover Dam hydro generating capacity is now some 40% down due to water level loss - but also surface area will be down for same reason) e360.yale.edu/features/flo...
Will do somewhere for sure. Will dig it out and DM you...
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Will do somewhere for sure. Will dig it out and DM you...
PS. Fun fact - one study found that if you covered just 6% of Lake Mead, Western US, in #FloatingSolar, it would produce more electricity than the Hoover Dam itself (built to form Lake Mead). ☀️⚡
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
PS. Fun fact - one study found that if you covered just 6% of Lake Mead, Western US, in #FloatingSolar, it would produce more electricity than the Hoover Dam itself (built to form Lake Mead). ☀️⚡