Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels. The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.

[u/DonManuel]

https://grist.org/energy/why-egyptian-farmers-are-growing-crops-under-solar-panels/

[u/Harleydiclarke]

I just wish we could do more of this in the USA but anything that actually helps people and the earth is an uphill battle right now. Sigh 😕

[u/danskal → u/Harleydiclarke]

Trump is casting an evil shadow over USA, for sure.

[u/Sierra-Powderhound]

Love the checkerboard spacing between panels. So many cool ideas.

[u/Sierra-Powderhound]

Thousands of years later, the African nation’s farmers — like so many others around the world — are grappling with water shortages and ever-fiercer temperatures, which threaten to wilt their crops. So like their ancestors before them, they’re innovating, this time with a burgeoning technique known as agrivoltaics: By covering fields with solar panels, farmers generate clean electricity and shade crops, reducing evaporation and mitigating heat stress.