Solar AquaGrid

Solar AquaGrid is a strategic advisory, advocacy, engagement, and envisioneering firm dedicated to reimagining the potential of our exposed canals and aqueducts, and accelerating the adoption of innovative solutions at the nexus of water and clean energy. We are a mission-driven company that works at the intersection of science, design, engineering, technology, and public policy. We actively bring together government, academia, canal owner/operators, and the private sector to devise new scaled solutions for water and energy infrastructure – with the goal of increasing water supplies, improving water quality, and simultaneously generating renewable energy. Our team is currently engaged with initiating multiple pilot projects to study and test solar over canals and aqueducts as dual-use systems in order to scale more broadly. The first pilot, Project Nexus in California’s Central Valley, is scheduled for completion in 2025 and will establish the technical and practical knowledge necessary to enable scaled deployments spanning both narrow and wide aqueducts. By applying systems thinking and building a platform for public, private, and academic collaboration, we seek to catalyze innovation at the nexus of water and energy in the face of water scarcity and growing renewable energy needs resulting from a climate in crisis.