That open water could be covered with buoyant panels, a burgeoning technology known as floating photovoltaics, aka “floatovoltaics. ” They could simultaneously gather energy from the sun and shade the water, reducing evaporation — an especially welcome bonus where droughts are.
Located in Jimunisar County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the power station has a rated capacity of 200 MW and an energy storage capacity of 1 GWh.