Floating Solar Panels Morocco Water Power

Here’s a summary of the article, focusing on ⁢Morocco’s efforts to combat water shortages:

Morocco is facing a severe water crisis. Rainfall-fed water reserves have plummeted ⁣nearly 75% in the last decade compared to the ⁤1980s (from 18⁤ billion to 5 billion cubic meters annually).

The country is employing a multi-pronged approach to address the issue:

Floating Solar Panels: They are piloting ‍the ‍use of ⁤floating solar ⁤panels ⁢on the Imlil reservoir to reduce evaporation. While promising,this solution isn’t⁢ feasible for complete coverage due to the reservoir’s size adn irregular ‍surface.
Reforestation: Planting trees along reservoir ‍banks is being used to reduce wind, which is believed to increase evaporation.
Desalination: Currently producing 320 million cubic meters of potable water annually, Morocco plans to ⁣substantially increase desalination capacity to 1.7 billion cubic meters by 2030. Water Transfer: ‍ A priority is transferring water from dams in the north to drought-stricken regions in the central⁣ and south.They are expanding a “water highway” canal system to facilitate this.

The project with the floating solar panels is considered “pioneering” by ⁢climate science professor Mohammed-Said karrouk.