SOLAR ENERGY, CROPS, AND CATTLE WORK TOGETHER
ELEVATED SOLAR ARRAYS PERMIT AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY PRODUCTION TO WORK TOGETHER.
Solar energy, crops, and cattle work together at the University of Massachusetts Crop Research and Education Center. A research trial launched in 2010 suggests that generating solar energy can occur hand in hand with grazing livestock or growing vegetable crops.
“The purpose of our work has been to see if we could generate solar energy while keeping the land in agricultural production,” says University of Massachusetts (UM) agronomist Stephen Herbert. The research results show that agri-voltaics – or dual-use farming – can indeed work. The key is the design of the solar array.
Click to read more:
https://www.agriculture.com/technology/livestock/energy-partners
https://onpasture.com/2019/09/23/your-pastures-would-make-great-solar-farms/
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