University of Arizona

The energy offered from sunlight is 10,000 times more than what is required to provide the globe's energy needs. Sunlight has two major homes that are useful in the design of renewable resource systems.

May 26, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, solar panel, North America, University of Arizona, QESST Engineering Research Center, Jianbo Zhao

Combining Solar & Farming Benefits Both

Fraunhofer ISE in Germany was one of the first to experiment with combining solar and farming on the same land. Its early research found doing so increases the productivity of the land significantly — up to 60% or more in some cases.

Sep 9, 2019 // Solar, Germany, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, agrivoltaics, University of Arizona, Agriculture, agrophotovoltaics

Food crops do better in the shade of solar panels

Another study has highlighted the advantages of combining solar with agriculture. According to the paper, growing chiltepin pepper, jalapeno and cherry tomato in dryland areas of the U.S. under the shade of PV modules is not only possible, but can lead to a better harvest.

Sep 3, 2019 // Technology, PV panels, Europe, University of Arizona, Greg Barron-Gafford, Margit Deimel

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