What about dust from the tractor getting on the panels? How often were the panels cleaned during the growing season? And what were the same output for each of the panels for the same period?
You protect the plants from the hails by solar panels but protect the panels from the hails? Because if I lost the crops I have a loss for sure but if a lost the solar panels I have very crazy losses.
In 2017 the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO near my home was hit by a massive hail storm that destroyed most roofs, including mine, and shut down the mall for many months. Only ONE of NREL's 1600+ PV panels was destroyed and six others had fractures and were retired. PV is very hard to kill.
Unused land. Junk land, burned out farms, desert land is all over the nation. My business model solves all the problems... 1. No farmer or rancher (Francher) will "buy" that land and struggle his entire life to TRY and breath life into it. 2. Solar investors will buy into agrovoltaic if they do not have to hire a 'grounds-keeper'. After salary, package plans, taxes and all that goes with an employ. Where as a Francher would do it if there was a return on his labor...(more on that idea) 3. We need MORE farmland, and we need new farmers. 4. We need to push back against desertification, by generating new farmlands. 5. We need to produce food locally. Under contract the Francher could ONLY produce food that is beyond organic. We must heal the soil in order to survive. 6. We must increase solar production and end fossil fuel dominance in the energy sector. 7. Local power generation reduces transmission costs. Country side looks better. 8. Local security to protected against statewide power losses (Texas). 9. Water use is maximized. Water will be retained in the soil much mor efficiently without evaporation. 10. The water 'piped' in or naturally flowing would be harnessed for vortex style power generation many times as it flowed through the landscape for every purpose needed. Because of the permaculture earthworks design of the propert the water exit the property downhill far cleaner than when it entered. 11. Water use on property is used at least 3 times. 12. Grass fed animals would speed up land regeneration and the panels would create fantastic shelter (shelterbelts) that are usually trees. 13. More diversity in food. A Whole new ecosystems would develop under the arrays thus diversifying the 'type' of crops capable of being grown and further reduce logistics costs and adding freshness and nutrients in the crop. 14. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE EQUATION: The Francher must be the most important consideration in this next business paradigm shift. JFK had a quote about farmers buying at full retail... It's time to fix that. The solar investor would buy the land, pay the earthworks, pipe in water if needed... the Francher works the land as his sole proprietorship and income is kept. After 20 years of succesful farming the land, 100% ownership is deeded to the Francher. I'll be your first Francher, and available to help forward this concept of ours.
Great information, well done. Thanks
never thought I will listen to Adam Driver talking about agrivoltaics :-D
Our new technique #revoponics is perfect fit for Agrivoltaics.
Very knowledgeable video about agrivoltaics. Thanks for sharing.
Flexible solar-voltaic collection panel systems combined with new materials such as graphene structural support members would resist wind and hail.
Very interesting
What about dust from the tractor getting on the panels? How often were the panels cleaned during the growing season? And what were the same output for each of the panels for the same period?
We water the pannels to clean and water the plants
How much revenue per acre and per MW generations ?
You protect the plants from the hails by solar panels but protect the panels from the hails? Because if I lost the crops I have a loss for sure but if a lost the solar panels I have very crazy losses.
In 2017 the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO near my home was hit by a massive hail storm that destroyed most roofs, including mine, and shut down the mall for many months. Only ONE of NREL's 1600+ PV panels was destroyed and six others had fractures and were retired. PV is very hard to kill.
Unused land. Junk land, burned out farms, desert land is all over the nation. My business model solves all the problems...
1. No farmer or rancher (Francher) will "buy" that land and struggle his entire life to TRY and breath life into it.
2. Solar investors will buy into agrovoltaic if they do not have to hire a 'grounds-keeper'. After salary, package plans, taxes and all that goes with an employ. Where as a Francher would do it if there was a return on his labor...(more on that idea)
3. We need MORE farmland, and we need new farmers.
4. We need to push back against desertification, by generating new farmlands.
5. We need to produce food locally. Under contract the Francher could ONLY produce food that is beyond organic.
We must heal the soil in order to survive.
6. We must increase solar production and end fossil fuel dominance in the energy sector.
7. Local power generation reduces transmission costs. Country side looks better.
8. Local security to protected against statewide power losses (Texas).
9. Water use is maximized. Water will be retained in the soil much mor efficiently without evaporation.
10. The water 'piped' in or naturally flowing would be harnessed for vortex style power generation many times as it flowed through the landscape for every purpose needed. Because of the permaculture earthworks design of the propert the water exit the property downhill far cleaner than when it entered.
11. Water use on property is used at least 3 times.
12. Grass fed animals would speed up land regeneration and the panels would create fantastic shelter (shelterbelts) that are usually trees.
13. More diversity in food. A Whole new ecosystems would develop under the arrays thus diversifying the 'type' of crops capable of being grown and further reduce logistics costs and adding freshness and nutrients in the crop.
14. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE EQUATION: The Francher must be the most important consideration in this next business paradigm shift. JFK had a quote about farmers buying at full retail...
It's time to fix that. The solar investor would buy the land, pay the earthworks, pipe in water if needed... the Francher works the land as his sole proprietorship and income is kept. After 20 years of succesful farming the land, 100% ownership is deeded to the Francher.
I'll be your first Francher, and available to help forward this concept of ours.