And according on the most recent Solar Futures Study by the U.S. Department of Energy, solar power might provide up to 40% of our country's electricity by the middle of the next decade. But there is a problem with this optimistic scenario.
To scale up solar to that extent, a lot of photovoltaic panels would be necessary, which in turn may demand a lot of land. How can we install them without significantly changing the appearance and usefulness of our landscapes? Scaling up necessarily entails promoting energy sprawl.
Solar Panels can coexist with crops on the same surface.
Co-locating solar and agriculture on the same land increases land efficiency and the resilience of agricultural production to the consequences of climate change.
Agrivoltaics provides farmers with additional income and promotes the economic development of rural areas.
Benefits of Agrivoltaics
The problem with ground-mounted systems: Agricultural land is a very limited and valuable resource. Agrivoltaics solves this conflict by enabling food production and electricity generation on the same area.
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SolarBank is an experienced developer of turnkey solutions to municipal and corporate partners. SolarBank is vertically integrated, handling all aspects of project development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, and operations.
Turn-key development and asset management by SolarBank makes the project a simple and hands off solution to the Site Host.
SolarBank will be responsible for ALL project development costs
Reduced emissions and your electric bills, all while contributing to the net-zero goals.
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On-going Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and electricity used by EV Charger at NO cost to you.