Madeleine Morris6d ago

This might not look like innovation, but it is.

In a marriage of old and new, in the interior of the province, they've found a really good solution to protect sheep from the soaring temperatures.

They're grazed under the solar panels. The scrub they consume keeps down wildfire risk as well. #solar #renewables

https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/rebano-1500-ovejas-cuida-planta-solar-teba-20260618231506-nt.html

Show threadKnitting Dyke Northsider5d ago
@Remittancegirl Places in the US, specifically here in Minnesota, are doing this too. Instead of mowing underneath. And native habitat is coming back under the panels. More birds. More bugs, more creatures. It's of course the best thing to do. And here's some science we are doing: https://extension.umn.edu/livestock-operations/what-are-agrivoltaics
Raising livestock and crops under solar panels

Agrivoltaics refer to growing crops, building pollinator habitats or raising livestock underneath solar panels. It allows for renewable energy systems and agriculture to occur on the same piece of land.

Show threadKnitting Dyke Northsider5d ago
@Remittancegirl And more https://www.cfra.org/blog/solar-energy-putting-sheep-work-minnesota
Show threadKnitting Dyke Northsider
@Remittancegirl It encourages pollinators too! (I will stop posting now) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wild-flowers-and-sheep-create-a-biodiverse-pasture-under-minnesotas-solar-farms/
Sheep Are Grazing Below Minnesota Solar Panels That Invite Pollinators to Thrive

Under Minnesota's solar panels lie green wildflower-studded pastures where merry sheep graze, and biodiversity can recover.

Good News Network
Jun 22 at 12:08amWeb