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I guess he means land retains it current use (i.e. farming/grazing) and gets solar panels as well. Has been done, wouldn't vouch for "no impact", there's still

I guess he means land retains it current use (i.e. farming/grazing) and gets solar panels as well. Has been done, wouldn't vouch for "no impact", there's still less sun reaching the plants.

jmspring 3y ago
Actually it doesn't ... the panels need wires / infrastructure to get the captured energy onto the grid, there is the need to infrastructure to hold up (if not mechanize) the panels. The process of doing this as can be seen in works down along highway 46 in CA is invasive. Yes, maybe the land can be used for some of it's original purpose but generally it is not. You see the same in Europe (Germany is where I am familiar) where large fields for vegetables, hops, etc have been turned into a mix of farming and solar capture and the areas don't overlap.
- jojobas 3y ago
  See here. Shade-loving crops only, obviously. https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/2/3/largest-farm-to-grow-crops-under-solar-panels-proves-to-be-a-bumper-crop-for-agrivoltaic-land-use https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/2/3/largest-farm-to-gr...
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- angiosperm 3y ago
  You can just make up whatever sounds right to you and post that, or actually do some research and learn that what sounds right to you is just completely false. Which seems like the better idea?
teruakohatu 3y ago
Farming is sun+water+fertiliser. Remove anyone of those components and you reduce output. Solar will reduce the productivity of almost every crop under it.
- jojobas 3y ago
  While that's true, there are plants that almost require shade, i.e. carrots, most lettuces, celery etc.
- angiosperm 3y ago
  Most plants can only process a strictly limited amount of sunlight, and just endure the rest. Partial shade relieves heat stress. Peppers, in particular, yield 3x in partial shade, vs. full sun. Even those like wheat and maize bred and adapted for full sun do fine with partial shade, with only slightly reduced yield. But there is more than enough pasture to site all the solar we need to power the world, while simultaneously protecting the livestock from weather extremes.

I guess he means land retains it current use (i.e. farming/grazing) and gets solar panels as well. Has been done, wouldn't vouch for "no impact", there's still less sun reaching the plants.

jmspring 3y ago

Actually it doesn't ... the panels need wires / infrastructure to get the captured energy onto the grid, there is the need to infrastructure to hold up (if not mechanize) the panels. The process of doing this as can be seen in works down along highway 46 in CA is invasive. Yes, maybe the land can be used for some of it's original purpose but generally it is not. You see the same in Europe (Germany is where I am familiar) where large fields for vegetables, hops, etc have been turned into a mix of farming and solar capture and the areas don't overlap.

jojobas 3y ago
See here. Shade-loving crops only, obviously. https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/2/3/largest-farm-to-grow-crops-under-solar-panels-proves-to-be-a-bumper-crop-for-agrivoltaic-land-use https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/2/3/largest-farm-to-gr...
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angiosperm 3y ago
You can just make up whatever sounds right to you and post that, or actually do some research and learn that what sounds right to you is just completely false. Which seems like the better idea?

teruakohatu 3y ago

Farming is sun+water+fertiliser. Remove anyone of those components and you reduce output. Solar will reduce the productivity of almost every crop under it.

jojobas 3y ago
While that's true, there are plants that almost require shade, i.e. carrots, most lettuces, celery etc.
angiosperm 3y ago
Most plants can only process a strictly limited amount of sunlight, and just endure the rest. Partial shade relieves heat stress. Peppers, in particular, yield 3x in partial shade, vs. full sun. Even those like wheat and maize bred and adapted for full sun do fine with partial shade, with only slightly reduced yield. But there is more than enough pasture to site all the solar we need to power the world, while simultaneously protecting the livestock from weather extremes.