Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side

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• sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s really weird because you’d think duh solar needs to face the sun. Buuut new panels are made two faced, the same silicon has two faces. These panels are more efficient, even in a traditional setup, because they get some reflected light on the back. But north south or east west facing vertical setups are crazy efficient in the more northern and southern hemispheres. The power output doesn’t change for winter as well, since the angle will be more optimal then. Overall kwh are down a bit through the year, but they give much more stable power through the seasons.

  It’s crazy. We live in times where it makes more financial sense to install solar panels instead of a traditional fence.

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  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    On top of that, vertical panels stay cooler, which enhances efficiency. Such a counterintuitive thing.

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    • OrganicMustard@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’ve also seen people install reflective surfaces/paint right below them to improve efficiency, but I don’t know if that is useful now that modules are so cheap

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• oddlyqueer@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Dope. Been dreaming of a completely energy independent farm for so long, and it’s getting closer and closer to feasible :)

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• Phen@lemmy.eco.br ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There’s room for a joke here about solar panels and sunflowers.

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