The future will be greenhouses made of transparent solar panels! The panels will power machines that extract water from the air. I don't know why but this thought is accompanied by the laverne and Shirley theme song in my head.
"We're gonna make our dreams come true"
Some of the best land for solar and wind farms is not particularly suited for agriculture. In addition, there is some new developments in solar technology involving raised panels that leave room underneath for other uses.
>>>>> greenhouses made of transparent solar panels
The more solar energy that goes to electricity generation, the less there is for the plants under them, and vice-versa.
Unless we could develop tuned solar panels that only use wavelengths the plants don't use - in the green range - and transmit the rest to the plants underneath them.
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any shot of climate disaster
any shot of climate disaster would do, really
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As much as I like the
As much as I like the generation of power using sun and wind, will valuable land be lost from food production?
Will "they" find balance?
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Judit ,my thoughts on your
Judit ,my thoughts on your concern:
The future will be greenhouses made of transparent solar panels! The panels will power machines that extract water from the air. I don't know why but this thought is accompanied by the laverne and Shirley theme song in my head.
"We're gonna make our dreams come true"
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Your thoughts are somewhat
Your thoughts are somewhat encouraging. Thanks.
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Some of the best land for
Some of the best land for solar and wind farms is not particularly suited for agriculture. In addition, there is some new developments in solar technology involving raised panels that leave room underneath for other uses.
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Here is the Department of
Here is the Department of Energy's webpage on solar/agriculture colocation:
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-and-agriculture-co-location#:~:t....
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Prayers for the Birds and
Prayers for the Birds and Whales ...
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Prayers for the future
Prayers for the future generations to come.
We fucked it up for them!!!!
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>>>>> greenhouses made of
>>>>> greenhouses made of transparent solar panels
The more solar energy that goes to electricity generation, the less there is for the plants under them, and vice-versa.
Unless we could develop tuned solar panels that only use wavelengths the plants don't use - in the green range - and transmit the rest to the plants underneath them.