Re:Sniper robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch...
by madacol on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:33AM
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> They are climate controlled environments where light is provided via grow lights
Solar's efficiency is below 50% [https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html]. I guess that means, for each m² of solar panel deployed, you'll get <50% of the yield that would be produced in that same land with horizontal farming (assuming fertile land).
You can argue that solar panels can be deployed in non-agricultural surfaces, and that's true, but it does not invalidate the point that wherever you can grow crops with direct sunlight, vertical farming does not make sense
Solar's efficiency is below 50% [https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html]. I guess that means, for each m² of solar panel deployed, you'll get <50% of the yield that would be produced in that same land with horizontal farming (assuming fertile land).
You can argue that solar panels can be deployed in non-agricultural surfaces, and that's true, but it does not invalidate the point that wherever you can grow crops with direct sunlight, vertical farming does not make sense