Post by @antanicus@puntarella.party

"By covering fields with solar panels, farmers generate clean electricity and shade crops, reducing evaporation and mitigating heat stress. (...) All the while, the program’s organizers will collect data on the performance of plants and panels, which will inform how to deploy agrivoltaics elsewhere. (...) Ultimately, the simple application of solar panels promises to make agriculture more resilient as temperatures continue to climb."

It looks like agrivoltaics is here to stay.
#SolarPunk

https://grist.org/energy/why-egyptian-farmers-are-growing-crops-under-solar-panels/

#solarpunk

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@amici@fribygda.no 7 hr. ago

@antanicus

agrivoltaics is spreading

Patriarcato Mediterraneo

@antanicus@puntarella.party 7 hr. ago

"According to the research paper, pasture covered by solar panels showed 38% less grass production compared to uncovered pasture, while lamb gains were comparable to those in normal grazing areas. This case suggests the viability of a concept that allows land to serve as both an electricity source and grazing land (...) the lambs consumed less quantity, but more quality food, and the numbers worked out almost perfectly"

And it works for animals, too.
#SolarPunk

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/in-a-2021-oregon-study-lambs-grazed-beneath-solar-panels-shaded-pasture-produced-38-less-grass-while-lamb-weight-gains-were-similar/articleshow/133354189.cms

julien sueur

@juliensueur@social.vivaldi.net 2 hr. ago

@antanicus
Ok but I don't the get point of grazing land and animal agriculture from Ecological or Economical Point of View or Even Ethical. Animals are Source of Diseases, Ch4, Predators, etc and Ask Much More Work, Money, Water, Food and Surfaces !! . Why Growing Food for Feeding LivingStock (and then Used for Feeding Human Being (Meat and Milk) and Soil (Animal Manure)) Whereas We Can Feed The Soil or Us Directly with A Plant-Based Diet 😊 i'm not Even Talking about the Collateral Suffering When Killing Animals or Eating Eggs and Milk... You might Want to Check this out : VeganOrganic.Net and Vegan FTA. Regards