Post B5EE6TcHvLW0ZGleoS by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #B5EE6TJV3CUDczyeWm by cstross@wandering.shop
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       RE: https://horche.demkontinuum.de/display/2196d4ee-7669-dbc1-1f9e-200464952498Wow.In addition to this, apparently farm yields INCREASE if you mix ground-dwelling crops with overhead PV panels, which provide shade/humidity traps for the plants and livestock.RT: https://horche.demkontinuum.de/objects/2196d4ee-7669-dbc1-1f9e-200464952498
       
 (DIR) Post #B5EE6TcHvLW0ZGleoS by JamesWNeal@mstdn.social
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       @cstross Here's the link to the 2024 article cited in that piece. It's all theoretical, based on solar panels that absorb nearly 100% of the sun's heat (many are reflective), require moisture to be present in the atmosphere, and in some instances can adversely impact other regions' ecosystems. https://www.science.org/content/article/massive-solar-farms-could-provoke-rainclouds-desert
       
 (DIR) Post #B5EE6TpP8a0VDwu8G0 by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
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       @JamesWNeal @cstross yeah you do not want 100% absorption, you want as much heat rejection as possible because panels produce more power when they're cooler.It's an interesting concept but certainly not something being deployed at scale now. The image is probably slop or an unrelated stock photo.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5Emik7oOJPNDIvmPw by kaito02@mastodon.social
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       @azonenberg @JamesWNeal @cstross The original article is only based on a computer model