Can solar farms and crop farms coexist?

Agrivoltaics is a growing research field with government investment

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James McCall: Solar production in the US really started to pick up around 2012. As solar really became mainstream, there was a lot more concerns of land use changes.

Sujith Ravi: If you look at the type of land that’s been converted for solar installations, over 60 percent of those landscapes are converted croplands.

Chong Seok Choi: They both require flat areas with a lot of sun, and that’s close to transmission infrastructures.