Solar panels (solar parks) study reveals impact on the earth (micro climates)

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http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2016/solar-panels-study-reveals-impact-on-the-earth/

[font face=Serif][font size=5]Solar panels study reveals impact on the earth[/font]

12 July 2016 10:51

[font size=4]Researchers have produced the first detailed study of the impact of solar parks on the environment, opening the door to smarter forms of farming and better land management.[/font]

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They found that solar parks altered the local climate, measuring cooling of as much as 5 degrees Centigrade under the panels during the summer but the effects varied depending on the time of year and the time of day.

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Their paper 'Solar park microclimate and vegetation management effects on grassland carbon cycling' is published in the Journal Environmental Research Letters.

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Dr Armstrong added: “This understanding becomes even more compelling when applied to areas that are very sunny that may also suffer water shortages. The shade under the panels may allow crops to be grown that can’t survive in full sun. Also, water losses may be reduced and water could be collected from the large surfaces of the solar panels and used for crop irrigation.”[/font][/font]

[Nihil]

1. Congratulations for another stunning deployment of research funds for a real breakthrough!

You've proved that putting opaque panels in non-vertical alignment produces shade
and that this shade is not only cooler but may allow plants to survive where they
would die in full sun ...

I'm sure that all of the gardeners around the world will be shocked by your discovery.