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ncmncm
on June 17, 2022
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US Army deploys its first floating solar array
There is absolutely no need for deserts to site solar farms, so the premise is nonsense.
Solar farms are wholly compatible with agriculture. Look up "agrivoltaics".
winReInstall
on June 30, 2022
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There are currently experiments in europe, to combine the too. Turns out alot of plants just need 2 hrs of sun and shut down after too save on evoparation. Meaning 35 % of the sunlight needed and the rest as solar seems feasable.
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Solar farms are wholly compatible with agriculture. Look up "agrivoltaics".