By Ariel Lavery and Erin O'Toole et.al
A solar panel that collects energy from the sun while also helping farmers grow bigger, tastier tomatoes and other crops.
A team of scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden (NREL) say that’s exactly what they’ve developed. And this new type of solar panel could lead to better produce and more widespread solar power generation.
Some farmers already place solar panels on their land and grow crops alongside them. It’s a practice called agrivoltaics.