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- 1California studies solar panels over irrigation canals●What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals
California is testing and studying solar panels installed over irrigation canals, an approach that generates renewable energy while shading water and reducing evaporation. Projects in the state are offering lessons on how much power the canopies can produce and how the shading affects water conservation, as officials weigh wider deployment of canal-top solar across California's extensive water delivery network.
- 2Asean firms see opportunity and risk in China's Pinglu Canal●Asean firms hope Pinglu Canal will open China market, but fear flood of imports
Asean businesses are watching the Pinglu Canal project in southern China, which will link inland regions to the sea and shorten shipping routes to Southeast Asia. Firms hope the new waterway will open up the Chinese market to their exports, but many also worry it could make it easier for cheap Chinese imports to flood their home markets, hurting local industries.