Rooftop PV vs. rooftop farming

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Nov-30 Mon 11:17

https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9272748/rooftop-pv-vs-rooftop-farming/

2020-Nov-30 Mon 11:17

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Scientists at the Imperial College of London and the University of Aberdeen have proposed a new way to optimize urban rooftop usage, while also providing a choice between rooftop agriculture and rooftop PV power generation. The advantage of rooftop PV would be to reduce reliance on power from the grid. Rooftop agriculture,…

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