Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves To Be A Bumper Crop For Agrivoltaic Land Use::undefined

  • doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
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    1 year ago

    In the future, it would be cool to see the steel frames facilitate rails that equipment could ride on and work the field beneath. Perhaps it could even be moved by water pressure, since similar equipment in the shape of large scale sprinklers already exists.

    This might never come to pass, because indoor farming can produce the same amount of some crops and grains as the equivalent of 40x as much land.

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      1 year ago

      That, or design panels that can be rotated over the combine as it passes, and back into place. I’m thinking driverless combine that wouldn’t look anything like the ones we have now. I also have no idea what this would entail.

    • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.fmhy.net
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      1 year ago

      Yeah I think indoor farming / vertical farming is going to be the ultimate answer. Much more efficient in every way, including resource use, water, pesticide, etc.