On: Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production of crops and power

[masklinn]

The balance of tracking mounts is not trivial.

They increase efficiency a lot (up to 40% for dual-axis trackers) but they also decrease ground a lot coverage, they increase cost of installation and cost of ownership, and they decrease availability.

[sroussey → masklinn]

It balances out to the positive.

See https://heliogen.com/

[masklinn → sroussey]

That's a heliostat system, not a solar panel system. Both involve the sun but they do so very differently.

It's also a company which wants to sell heliostats, they're not going to tell you it sucks.