Comment on Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
With the help of about 3,000 sheep, which are better suited than lawnmowers to fit between small crevices and chew away rain or shine.
“The industry tends to rely on gas-powered mowers, which kind of contradicts the purpose of renewables,” SB Energy asset manager James Hawkins said.
I wonder how the carbon footprint of the sheep compare to that of the lawnmowers. My guess is that it would be smaller. The sheep are also powered by renewable (grass) energy, and are a source of milk, meat, and wool, which lawnmowers are not.
This is definitely one of the cutest stories I’ve seen in this community so far.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The methane they create is a greenhouse gas, but relatively short lived compared to the CO2 from lawnmowers
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Electric mowers are common now, even robotic ones.
You could solve this with machines and just electricity, but sheep seem smarter.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
If those electric mowers refueled as they mowed then we’d really have something.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 16 hours ago
The electric robot ones basically do, in the sense that they go and charge when needed and then return to cutting the area until it’s done.