Turning abandoned open-pit mines into solar farms could resolve growing land-use tensions and unlock vast, underused infrastructure for renewable energy deployment.
From holes in the earth to powerhouses: The solar potential of abandoned pit mines is huge.
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pageflight@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Interesting. A little more specific than “hey free land” though it doesn’t seem like it being a pit is actually a factor.