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Agrivoltaic solar farms offer "shocking" benefits beyond producing energy

Agritecture Blog

Plants and panels can exist in "symbiosis" Agrivoltaic solar parks see photovoltaic (PV) panels spaced further apart to allow more sunlight to reach the ground, and raised higher in the air so that crops – or even small livestock such as lambs – can be reared underneath. It's like having a mini greenhouse without sides," she explained.

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As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes

Civil Eats

John Zander’s family has owned a stretch of land along New Jersey’s southern coast for 30 years, but he only recently dubbed the farm “Cohansey Meadows.” Meadows for the term that residents of the region use to refer to the vast marshes that create a fluid transition between solid ground and the water of the Delaware Bay.

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