Combining Farming with Solar 186% More Efficient in Summer of 2018

Posted by Xixi on Friday April 12, 2019 @01:58PM
from the cleantechnica.com dept.

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/12/fraunhofer-reports-combining-farming-with-solar-186-more-efficient-in-summer-of-2018/

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Re:Combining Farming with Solar 186% More Efficient in Summe... by LifeLiverTransp on Friday April 12, 2019 @03:19PM (#19648129)

The truth is that fields are basically empty for half the year- why not roll out mobile solarpanels from harvest to spring?

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Re:Combining Farming with Solar 186% More Efficient in Summe... by abbe_k on Friday April 12, 2019 @05:10PM (#19649024)

If solar panels were dirt cheap that would be a solution. But the panels are a lot more expensive than the ground it covers. A farmer would probably be better off to just keep the panels year around and grow nothing.

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Re:Combining Farming with Solar 186% More Efficient in Summe... by LifeLiverTransp on Saturday April 13, 2019 @02:44PM (#19654926)

Could you grow high shade cultures, like forrest strawberrys?

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