Construction is slated to begin this spring on a 1.2-megawatt solar array on the Kominek farm. Some 3,300 solar panels will rest on 6-foot and 8-foot-high stilts, providing shade for crops like tomatoes, peppers, kale, and beans on a five-acre plot. Pasture grasses and beehive boxes are planned for the perimeter.I guess it might work, since the veggies will get early morning sun and late afternoon sun. Production won't nearly match that from acreage dedicated to the crop, with no shading, but there's advantages to two streams of revenue.
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
Crops Under Solar?
I'm a bit dubious about this.
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The yield of tomatoes on the open prairie unshielded would be zero.
This arrangement, partial shading, enables the harvesting of both vegetables and energy with the vegetables a pure bonus.
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