Higher methanotroph abundance and bottom-water methane in ponds with floating photovoltaic arrays
Nicholas E. Ray, Sophia Aredas, Steven M. Grodsky, Ash Canino, Simone Jaqueline Cardoso, Meredith A. Holgerson, Meredith E. Theus, Marian L. Schmidt
The paper examines how floating photovoltaic arrays affect methane concentrations and microbial communities in ponds, finding higher bottom-water methane and methanotroph blooms under FPV.
Limnology and Oceanography Letters · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology