What may have been a crazy idea a few years ago it turns into a project in the netherlands.
Growing crops under solar panels.
Crops grown underneath the panels required only half the water of those growing out in the open and grew well in the microclimate beneath the panels.
Instead they may be grown indoors beneath tinted semi transparent solar panels that will allow farmers to grow.
At an arid arizona research site crops produce under solar panels needed half as much water as those grown in the open.
The jalapeƱos on the other hand took up 11 less co 2 under the panels showing that they missed the extra sunlight.
Photo courtesy of greg barron gafford a first run at a salsa garden of cilantro pepper and tomato was awesome barron gafford says.
Can raspberries grow under solar panels.
The plants seem to love the modulated.
A dutch farm saw the deployment of 10 250 solar panels across.