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Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They're not the only crop thriving in the shade. (apnews.com)

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Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They're not the only crop thriving in the shade.::A farm in Bavaria is covering its hops with solar panels, providing electricity to 250 households and shading the plants from the increasingly scorching summer heat in the process.

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[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There is that idea to ring the equator in floating solar panels. Not actually sure how viable that is but sounds awesome. Like something you do in that game Dyson Sphere Project. That would certainly alleviate any worries about land usage.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

The problem with plans like that is efficiently getting the electricity produced to the places where it is needed.

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