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2023-03-04 19:23 UTC
@DavidM_yeg@mstdn.ca the article implied that the coolness on the back side of the panel increased efficiency. i have no idea what i’m talking about, but it seems completely plausible that more energy would be produced from a steeper energy gradient 🤷♂️
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@DavidM_yeg@mstdn.ca 2023-03-04 19:31
@kellogh@hachyderm.io Hmm… I didn’t see that in my read 🤷♂️ Hard to imagine it would be a very significant effect, but also not an expert. Not arguing against ‘agrovoltaics’ in general either, done properly seems like a real win-win and doesn’t require inflated claims to justify itself. “For example, if a hectare of AV in Germany produces as much food as 0.8 hectares of conventional farming, and as much power as 0.7 hectares of conventional solar, it still saves half a hectare of land.”