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First cranberries harvested under overhead solar panels
Original: First cranberries harvested from bogs with solar panels overhead
Farmers have completed the first cranberry harvest from bogs fitted with solar panels mounted overhead, combining food production with renewable energy generation on the same land. The dual-use setup allows panels to shade crops while producing electricity, and the successful harvest is being noted as an early test of agrivoltaics for water-grown crops.
Why now: Agrivoltaics is attracting attention as a way to expand solar capacity without taking farmland out of production.
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