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I think this is a really interesting point, and am curious about how the shade from the panels will change the ecosystem underneath them. If the natural habitat
by matt9j 7y ago
I think this is a really interesting point, and am curious about how the shade from the panels will change the ecosystem underneath them. If the natural habitat is mostly low brush having soil that is fully shaded for a large fraction of the day would advantage different types of plants.
- looki 7y agoThere has been some research on this: https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/press-media/press-releases/2017/harvesting-the-sun-for-power-and-produce-agrophotovoltaics-increases-the-land-use-efficiency-by-over-60-percent.html https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/press-media/press-releases/...
- londons_explore 7y agoI hypothesize that the lack of biomass in direct sunlight is mostly because the right seeds aren't yet planted there. Some cacti or other plants with waxy skin and deep roots would love the extra sunlight.