#Symbiotic #solar installations on #farmland, #lakes, and #parking lots could enable solar to supply a large fraction of the world’s #energy needs sooner than would otherwise be possible.
“This can grease the skids for solar, by reducing conflict between food and energy,” says Greg Barron-Gafford, a plant ecologist at the University of Arizona.
These approaches still face a range of obstacles, including #cost, #convenience, and the need for #collaboration between farmers and developers.
But the signs are promising—researchers are developing symbiotic solar systems that are cheaper and more efficient, while governments are beginning to plow serious cash into the field. These efforts raise the possibility that symbiotic approaches might become commonplace.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301355120