Not exactly. That makes agrophotovoltaics so interesting. Plants will only grow so much on a sunny day, the rest of the solar energy will just evaporate. So if you put some solar panels above the potatoes, with around 50% coverage. The potatoes will grow just as fast, consume less water and you also harvest solar energy.
Having the panels flat above the plants will also look nicer for people driving by.
Harvesting the potatoes will require some new machinery though.
jhaand t1_irv1fdh wrote
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Not exactly. That makes agrophotovoltaics so interesting. Plants will only grow so much on a sunny day, the rest of the solar energy will just evaporate. So if you put some solar panels above the potatoes, with around 50% coverage. The potatoes will grow just as fast, consume less water and you also harvest solar energy.
Having the panels flat above the plants will also look nicer for people driving by.
Harvesting the potatoes will require some new machinery though.