The climate change debate continues.

[Jerry_Atrick]

ohm my! this is degenerating

 

[nomadpete]

Oh please!

 

Spare me the avalance of grandad jokes!

[facthunter]

Avalanche.  and Grandads have a right to make jokes. They are survivors. In civilised societies, THEY RESPECT the elders.. Nev

[red750]

[octave]

2 minutes ago, red750 said:

We are.  Most of the solar in the system is rooftop 1.3Gw (11.3 per cent of TOTAL energy generation as opposed to only 319Mw of large scale solar. 

I have posted this before but in the city I grew up in, the local shopping centre is full of solar on the roof and in the car park and this IS quite common at many shopping centres now.

 

When it comes to rural solar farms, the detractors would like to have you believe that farmers are being tossed off their land or that they are being forced to host solar farms.   Farmers will farm whatever they find is profitable. Let's face it, farming is a tough business. If a farmer finds cattle profitable, then that is what they are likely to farm.   If a farmer needs or wants to farm energy, then that is their prerogative. Many smart farmers are realising that they can earn a better living by multiple use of their land (agrovoltaics)

 

[old man emu]

Agrovoltaics is best combined with grazing, rather than cropping simply because croping now requires unobstructed spaces. I've said before that solar panels + sheep (or goats) is a workable combination. Cattle might find it difficult to get to fodder under solar panels. We don't usually free range pigs and pouiltry might not be protected from foxes id free ranged. I can't confirm that solar companies are now offering farmers around $1500 per hectare per year rent, but if it is true, then that is money that is independent of seasonal weathr variations.

 

Grammar Police note: Although "agrovoltaics" ends with a "-s" it is always a singular word. OED's earliest evidence for agrivoltaics is from 2011, in Stock Journal (Adelaide).

[octave]

I think there are crops suited to the shade of solar panels. 

 

    Can crops grow better under solar panels? Here’s all you need to know about ‘agrivoltaic farming’

 

How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions

 

 

[spacesailor]

How about a 'solar' street payment shade .

Attached to the existing light pole. 

spacesailor

[octave]

6 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

How about a 'solar' street payment shade .