Power Above, Berries Below: Farmers Reap Double Benefits With Solar Power in Fields

Takeaways:

• German farmer Fabian Karthaus has installed solar panels on the top of his berry fields to provide them with shade and protection from the rain and increased temperatures (which are effects of climate change).
• Compared to crops grown in outdoor field, the evaporation rate is a quarter for crops grown under the solar modules.
• This not only helps the farmer’s yield to increase but he is also able to supply green electricity locally. […].

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