Tim KelloggMar 4, 2023
this is incredible. Hanging solar panels a few meters above crops of tomatoes and jalapeños multiplied their yield 2-3x, used substantially less water, controlled temperatures, and increased the output of the solar panels https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301355120 #science #solar #environment #agriculture
Show threadTim KelloggMar 4, 2023
they mention reducing evaporation off lakes and ponds in hot arid climates by covering them partially with solar panels. seems like cities could also use solar panels to reduce heat diffusion, maybe even make it cheaper to cool
Show threadGraydon
@kellogh The tax rate on a parking lot that hasn't got solar panels over it should be thereabouts of a thousand dollars per square meter per month.
Mar 4, 2023 at 5:21pmWeb