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Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They're not the only crop thriving in the shade.

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Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They're not the only crop thriving in the shade.

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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 1 year ago

A farm in Bavaria is covering its hops with solar panels, providing electricity to 250 households and shading the plants from the increasingly scorching summer heat in the process.

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I love these double use of land. Seems like such a good solution for clean energy.
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  Check out agroforestry! Cool stuff!

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