Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Maine
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Maine Project


AquaPV Ecological modelling support

October 2021 - September 2024


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • INL
  • DOE SETO
  • Oregon State University

Climate change has highlighted the need for continued development and expansion of renewable energy. Floating solar has been proposed as an efficient solution to meeting energy demands with a minimal footprint. This project with collaborators at OSU aims to model the ecological implications of floating solar for freshwater habitats as part of a larger DOE SETO project with INL and NREL.

Presentations Presentation Date
Bredeweg, E., Arismendi, I., Murphy, C.A., Henkel, S. The dark underside of floating solar panels: Iterative runs of CE-QUAL-W2 models as an assessment tool for understanding the effects of floating photovoltaic arrays on reservoir limnology. Presentation to the Oregon Lakes Association Meeting. November 15, 2023. Corvallis, OR. November 2023