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The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy.
Solar panels, mounted on rooftops or as part of solar farms, are a common sight today…but did you know they can also be mounted on platforms floating on water surfaces, such as reservoirs, lakes or seas? Installing floating photovoltaics (PV) on 1% of the area of African hydropower reservoirs, could double the current hydropower installed capacity and increase by 58% the electricity output, according to a new JRC study.