{"id":23652,"date":"2023-10-04T09:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T06:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surveyagro.space\/?p=23652"},"modified":"2023-10-10T17:40:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:40:02","slug":"agrovoltaics-is-gaining-momentum-in-canada-and-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surveyagro.space\/en\/agrovoltaics-is-gaining-momentum-in-canada-and-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Agrovoltaics is gaining momentum in Canada and the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Canada and the USA, &#8220;agrovoltaics&#8221; is gaining momentum.&nbsp;This is when solar panels are strategically placed on farmland.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/energypost.eu\/agrivoltaics-gws-of-solar-power-from-farmland-using-strategically-placed-panels-and-raising-crop-yields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Energypost<\/a>&nbsp;writes about it&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agrovoltaics is the simultaneous placement of food crops and solar photovoltaic systems that generate electricity directly from sunlight and also create a favorable microclimate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After concerns that this would interfere with farm machinery and reduce yields, research has shown that large-scale panels can be deployed in such a way that this does not happen, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In fact, the yield can be increased if the panels are used to protect them from direct sunlight,&#8221; explained scientist Joshua Pearce of Western University, Canada.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that agrovoltaics will allow farmers to continue farming, earn more money, reduce electricity costs and help protect the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A study by scientists in the United States has shown that agrovoltaics provide higher economic productivity, energy and yield.&nbsp;The US Department of Energy is currently investing millions of dollars to ensure America&#8217;s dominance in this field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, one study in the US showed that pepper production increased by more than 200%.&nbsp;Other crops, such as wheat, showed modest results, increasing by a few percent, but the yield still increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it is not surprising that by 2031 the agrovoltaics market is expected to grow to $9.3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kurkul.com\/searchTag?tag=%D0%AE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%8F+%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yulia Nemtseva&nbsp;<\/a><em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kurkul.com\/news\/34160-u-kanadi-ta-ssha-nabiraye-obertiv-agrovoltayika\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kurkul.com\/news\/34160-u-kanadi-ta-ssha-nabiraye-obertiv-agrovoltayika\">Kurkul.com<\/a>, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Canada and the USA, &#8220;agrovoltaics&#8221; is gaining momentum.&nbsp;This is when solar panels are strategically placed on farmland.&nbsp;Energypost&nbsp;writes about it&nbsp;. 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