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   CelloMom On Cars (cellomomoncars@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 07:59:14 JST CelloMom On Cars

   "What’s more, our previous research has shown that the UK has enough land to deploy 90 GW of solar power – enough to meet suggested capacity by 2050 – without damaging bird populations at a national scale or affecting food production."

   https://theconversation.com/solar-farms-can-host-up-to-three-times-as-many-birds-as-crop-fields-new-research-249551

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     CelloMom On Cars (cellomomoncars@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 07:59:14 JST CelloMom On Cars

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     "“The sheep thrive. They absolutely love the panels during the summer – everywhere they go there’s shade. There’s constantly green food underneath them.”

     The microclimate under the panels also retains moisture longer, giving grass a better chance to establish and persist through dry spells.

     But Inder says he doesn’t just have happy sheep, the quality of the wool and the wool yield has improved."

     https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-sheep-farmer-who-turned-a-1800-call-to-coal-giant-agl-into-a-major-solar-grazing-deal/
     #agrivoltaics