Comment on Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves To Be A Bumper Crop For Agrivoltaic Land Use
gnygnygny@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Agro-solar is a win win.
Comment on Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves To Be A Bumper Crop For Agrivoltaic Land Use
gnygnygny@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Agro-solar is a win win.
AdamantRatPuncher@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Agrivoltaics isn’t the golden goose that you read here and there. There are limited sets of applications, and it requires the application of semi permanent structures which heavily impact on the logistics of field management and operations. Also, the efficiency of such plants isn’t as high as that of a pure solar farm, whilst potentially reducing the yields. Its a cool tech but not one that can save us.
olafurp@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yields with solar are crop dependent. Some crops like berries yield more with solar panel cover.
AdamantRatPuncher@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Right, i didn’t explain myself well
tryptaminev@feddit.de 9 months ago
The combination has significantly higher yield than the respective reductions though. A farmer applying it will make less money on farming, but much more money in total. But given teh increase in temperatures and droughts due to climate change, the combination can secure yields, as it keeps plants from getting sunburnt and drying out as fast.
AdamantRatPuncher@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Depends. Climate, culture, even the size of the farms. Again, its not an investment that automatically pays off.
Gabu@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Investing in solar energy almost always pays off in the short term