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An array of solar panels float on top of a water storage pond in Sayreville, New Jersey in the US.

Video. How floating solar farms generate energy while saving land and water

Updated: 11/05/2023 - 16:42 GMT+2

This technology is already popular in Asian countries where free land is scarce and expensive but now it is taking off in other parts of the world.

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