Our study demonstrates the technical and economic feasibility of installing floating PV on the 23 existing hydropower reservoirs in the upper main stream of the Yellow River as an alternative to all 15 future hydropower plants in this reach, both for generation-based and. . Our study demonstrates the technical and economic feasibility of installing floating PV on the 23 existing hydropower reservoirs in the upper main stream of the Yellow River as an alternative to all 15 future hydropower plants in this reach, both for generation-based and. . As an energy basin, the Yellow River basin is a key demonstration area to promote energy system reform in China. There are a large number of abandoned mines in the Yellow River basin, which provide a new idea to build pumped storage power stations using abandoned mines (PSPSuM) for renewable energy. . Renewable energy such as photovoltaic (PV) and wind power provides opportun-ities to mitigate sectoral water use, but quantifying their effects on the water-energy-land nexus remains challenging. . Executives from Central Coast Community Energy and Silicon Valley Clean Energy recently announced the commissioning for Yellow Pine Solar I, a large-scale solar and battery energy storage project. Yellow Pine Solar I, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, located in Clark County, Nev.. . Clark County, Nev. It is located in Qinghai, China. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. Post completion of construction. .