Kaitlyn Harvey
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Agree and lots of other good info on agrivoltaics already in the replies. Current thinking is that they work best in hot, dry places (and for shade-tolerant plants). This is a good summary that I use in a Climate Change Impacts class:
www.themomentum.com/articles/eff...
www.themomentum.com/articles/eff...
Efficiency and Sustainability: What Crops Work Best with Agrivoltaics? | The Momentum
What Crops Work Best with Agrivoltaics?
www.themomentum.com
October 18, 2023 at 12:51 PM
Agree and lots of other good info on agrivoltaics already in the replies. Current thinking is that they work best in hot, dry places (and for shade-tolerant plants). This is a good summary that I use in a Climate Change Impacts class:
www.themomentum.com/articles/eff...
www.themomentum.com/articles/eff...
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It's a thing www.iberdrola.com/innovation/a....
Agrovoltaic energy, when agriculture and renewables go hand in hand
Agrovoltaics, which seeks maximum synergy between photovoltaic energy and agriculture by installing solar panels on farmland, is positioning itself as one of the benchmarks for making a sector that do...
www.iberdrola.com
October 18, 2023 at 10:56 AM
It's a thing www.iberdrola.com/innovation/a....
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The amount of land required for solar is not as much as many think, and there is plenty of suboptimal land available such as roadsides, former mining areas, etc. This recent report maps it out:
Power of Place: Clean Energy Solutions that Protect People and Nature
TNC’s national report can help energy planners and policymakers execute net-zero strategies that maximize benefits for climate, nature, and people.
www.nature.org
October 18, 2023 at 10:53 AM
The amount of land required for solar is not as much as many think, and there is plenty of suboptimal land available such as roadsides, former mining areas, etc. This recent report maps it out:
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Recently heard it's better to switch from coal to gas rather than fossil to clean - in a professional setting, and from someone who had held an extremely prominent and influential position.
Gas power emissions now up where coal was in 2017, in the US. Look at the 3 highest emitting states:
Gas power emissions now up where coal was in 2017, in the US. Look at the 3 highest emitting states:
October 18, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Recently heard it's better to switch from coal to gas rather than fossil to clean - in a professional setting, and from someone who had held an extremely prominent and influential position.
Gas power emissions now up where coal was in 2017, in the US. Look at the 3 highest emitting states:
Gas power emissions now up where coal was in 2017, in the US. Look at the 3 highest emitting states:
My reaction after seeing the Sask Party's pronoun policy get put on ice by a Saskatchewan judge who understands the purpose and importance of protecting the Charter and human rights of gender diverse children.
Die mad, Scott Moe! You murderous lunatic.
I pray for a new Sask government every day 🙏
Die mad, Scott Moe! You murderous lunatic.
I pray for a new Sask government every day 🙏
September 28, 2023 at 8:45 PM
My reaction after seeing the Sask Party's pronoun policy get put on ice by a Saskatchewan judge who understands the purpose and importance of protecting the Charter and human rights of gender diverse children.
Die mad, Scott Moe! You murderous lunatic.
I pray for a new Sask government every day 🙏
Die mad, Scott Moe! You murderous lunatic.
I pray for a new Sask government every day 🙏
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My heart sunk when I learned that my small, conservative town had closed all our school libraries. 😔 It's disheartening. Never imagined I'd yearn for just missing 'banned books,' but I'd trade them any day to have libraries back. 📚💔
September 20, 2023 at 7:23 PM
My heart sunk when I learned that my small, conservative town had closed all our school libraries. 😔 It's disheartening. Never imagined I'd yearn for just missing 'banned books,' but I'd trade them any day to have libraries back. 📚💔