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What Is "solar-Sharing?"
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Feb 20 2015 03:25 PM | eds in Solar Power
"Solar Sharing," the blending of solar PV, with farm crop lands,
. . . was the idea of a Japanese engineer named Akira Nagashima.
He created a system that allowed solar panels to collect sunlight, and
. . . for plants to as well,
but they also were provided shade to protect crops from overexposure.
Both the solar panels and the food-bearing plants,
. . . receive enough sunlight to be productive, and
. . . provide income for Mr. Takazawa:
. . . . . . Over $10,000 per year from his solar power system, and
. . . . . . less than $1,000 from growing vegetables.
He keeps adding to his system, until his 50 kW system,
. . . with about 600 solar panels, located over citrus trees,
. . . are situated about 5 meters above ground on steel pipes,
. . . could bring in over $20,000 this year.
02-20-2015 Source: What is "Solar-Sharing?"
. . . was the idea of a Japanese engineer named Akira Nagashima.
He created a system that allowed solar panels to collect sunlight, and
. . . for plants to as well,
but they also were provided shade to protect crops from overexposure.
Both the solar panels and the food-bearing plants,
. . . receive enough sunlight to be productive, and
. . . provide income for Mr. Takazawa:
. . . . . . Over $10,000 per year from his solar power system, and
. . . . . . less than $1,000 from growing vegetables.
He keeps adding to his system, until his 50 kW system,
. . . with about 600 solar panels, located over citrus trees,
. . . are situated about 5 meters above ground on steel pipes,
. . . could bring in over $20,000 this year.
02-20-2015 Source: What is "Solar-Sharing?"
