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Magenta solar panels could let farms grow crops and power
Original: Multitasking in magenta: Colored solar panels could help farms grow crops and generate electricity on shared land
Researchers are highlighting semi-transparent, magenta-tinted solar panels that can be installed over farmland, allowing crops to grow beneath while the same land also produces electricity. The approach, a form of agrivoltaics, aims to ease competition between agriculture and renewable energy projects for space. Interest is focused on how the colored filtering affects plant growth and whether dual-use installations can make clean energy more compatible with farming.
Why now: Growing global interest in agrivoltaics as farms and solar projects compete for land.
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