Can solar panels share land with crops? This group says yes
Can solar panels share land with crops? This group says yes
Lower costs and government incentives make harvesting solar energy cheaper than growing crops in some places, but there is a worry that a solar boom would further destabilize the American food system.
Researchers behind a $10 million project led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say combining crops and solar power will increase the productivity of both.
Funded by the U.S.…