Re:More energy on less land: The drive to shrink solar’s foo...
by defrost on Monday August 15, 2022 @08:57AM
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Solar might also provide better shade for livestock and cropping growth, particularly in future days of greater heat.
> Sheep grazing under solar panels at farms in NSW's Central West have produced better wool and more of it in the four years since the projects began, according to growers.
> Local graziers have labelled the set-up a "complete win-win", with the sheep helping to keep grass and weeds down so as not to obscure the panels.
This is not something that works so well with open cut coal and down wind from city supplying coal burning power stations.
> Sheep grazing under solar panels at farms in NSW's Central West have produced better wool and more of it in the four years since the projects began, according to growers.
> Local graziers have labelled the set-up a "complete win-win", with the sheep helping to keep grass and weeds down so as not to obscure the panels.
This is not something that works so well with open cut coal and down wind from city supplying coal burning power stations.
[1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-05-30/solar-farm-graz...