Post #3250985
2023-03-11 08:53 UTC
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"...#SolarPanels mounted half a meter above bare soil...
higher temperatures can decrease the lifetime and
"...efficiency of #SolarPanels.
Cooling mechanisms:
-#evapotranspiration
-plants reflect less solar radiation than the bare soil
- panel higher above ground...better air circulation
"There are a lot more questions to answer about the relationship between solar energy and #crops (how to more effectively plant, grow, and #harvest those crops...
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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2023-03-11 08:55
(7/8) "...underneath panels is a major one). This research is only the beginning." Max #Zhang is a professor of mechanical engineering at #CornellUniversity". Imagine the enormous additional cooling effects putting #WaruWaru canals below the panels in #Agrivoltaics! https://www.fastcompany.com/90861486/agrivoltaics-crops-under-solar-panels-good-for-panels