Solar Panels and Crops Share Land, Study Finds
Cornell University researchers tested farming under solar panels near Albany, New York, in 2024. They grew radishes and radicchio and found that shade from the panels cut the light reaching the plants and reduced their growth, with radishes hit harder. The study looks at agrivoltaics, which means using the same land for both solar power and crops.
Context
Context: Agrivoltaics is the practice of sharing farmland between crops and solar panels. It matters as countries expand solar power while still needing their farmland to produce food.
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