We should be putting solar panels over parking spaces anyway, rather than over places where plants could grow. Combine that with electric vehicles that could plug into that infrastructure.
Putting solar panels over parking spaces is a terrible idea - it’s far more expensive, makes it far more liable to be smashed by some idiot, and requires high-embodied-emissions steel/concrete to car-proof your solar panels as a result (technically just car-resistant).
Meanwhile, car parks are a stupid symptom of car-centric design and should be phased out. Putting solar panels on a car park isn’t smart use of space, it’s just putting lipstick on a pig.
Agrivoltaics can be a net benefit for plant productivity depending on the region and field type. Pasture for sheep does fairly well, for instance, as grasses do better with some shade in a lot of cases. It reduces water requirements and simulates a lightly wooded or scrub area.
We should be putting solar panels over parking spaces anyway, rather than over places where plants could grow. Combine that with electric vehicles that could plug into that infrastructure.
Putting solar panels over parking spaces is a terrible idea - it’s far more expensive, makes it far more liable to be smashed by some idiot, and requires high-embodied-emissions steel/concrete to car-proof your solar panels as a result (technically just car-resistant).
Meanwhile, car parks are a stupid symptom of car-centric design and should be phased out. Putting solar panels on a car park isn’t smart use of space, it’s just putting lipstick on a pig.
Agrivoltaics can be a net benefit for plant productivity depending on the region and field type. Pasture for sheep does fairly well, for instance, as grasses do better with some shade in a lot of cases. It reduces water requirements and simulates a lightly wooded or scrub area.
Devil, details, etc.