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New study makes surprising discovery while testing sheep grazing alongside solar panels — here's how it could dramatically change agriculture
Clean, renewable energy sources like solar are beginning to replace dirty, polluting energy sources like gas and oil. However, one issue with solar that needs to be addressed as it continues to ...
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Grazing Sheep Double Solar Farms’ Sustainability Factor
The proliferation of sheep on solar farms is part of a broader trend—solar grazing—that has exploded alongside the solar industry. Agrivoltaics, a method using land for both solar energy ...
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Grazing animals increase carbon sequestration by up to 80% in PV projects
In a recent presentation, titled Managed Sheep Grazing Can Improve Soil Quality and Carbon Sequestration at Solar Photovoltaic Sites, researchers from Temple University investigated the effects of ...
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Nature’s best lawnmower: How solar grazing is changing the photovoltaic landscape
America’s booming solar industry has found an unlikely hero in its quest to green up its power supply - the humble sheep. Grazing sheep under the panels of huge solar farms is proving to have ...
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Better wool quality from grazing sheep among solar panels, shows experience in Australian green farm
Sheep grazing close to a solar farm among its panels seems to even improve the quality of wool, a new study has found. The study is based on the results of a second round of wool testing at the ...