[HN Gopher] Hops for beer flourish under solar panels
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       Hops for beer flourish under solar panels
        
       Author : TazeTSchnitzel
       Score  : 46 points
       Date   : 2023-07-22 20:39 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | pstuart wrote:
       | I expect this trend to grow significantly.
        
       | jerrysievert wrote:
       | my first year of hop growth was fantastic, the temperatures were
       | a bit lower during the early summer than they are this year. my
       | second year (this year), the growth is way down and a large
       | percentage of my hops are ready to be picked (about 2 months
       | early).
       | 
       | it will be nice to enjoy fresh hop beer early this year, but I
       | haven't enjoyed the weather that has brought it to us, and not
       | enjoying such a lower yield than last year.
        
       | barathr wrote:
       | Agrivoltaics in general make a lot of sense, especially in mid to
       | lower latitude regions. During peak summer in direct sun the
       | temperatures now are often hotter than is ideal for optimal
       | photosynthesis, and this problem will get worse as the planet
       | continues to warm. Solar panels can soak up those photons on peak
       | summer days -- when there's high AC demand, among other things.
       | (There's also another advantage -- the panels will keep working
       | even in the winter on lands that are fallow in the winter.)
        
         | r00fus wrote:
         | Not to mention with climate change and increased summer temps
         | (like we're suffering now in the northern hemisphere) shading
         | may be required for optimal crop growth.
        
       | sieabahlpark wrote:
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       | OJFord wrote:
       | Breaking news, some plants are ok in (nevermind prefer) shade?
       | 
       | Hops can be climbers, i.e. inherently companion to some shade-
       | providing plant/tree.
        
         | The_Blade wrote:
         | I just learned hops are named exactly for that, jumping on
         | plants and sheep and the town crier or whatever. A Germany /
         | England thing from the very early Crusader Kings timeframe.
         | 
         | English Germanic words are so much shorter and straightforward
         | then all our Romance and tech piffle. :)
        
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