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Episode 344: Using green energy for agriculture

AZSCI 344 green energy hero
Dennis Schroeder
Plants growing beneath solar panels benefit from shade, irrigation.
Episode 344: Using green energy for agriculture

Researchers are developing new ways for solar energy to help farmers grow crops. University of Arizona geography professor Greg Barron-Gafford describes how Agrivoltaics allows plants to thrive beneath the shade of solar panels.

Greg Barron-Gafford spoke with Tim Swindle, director of the University of Arizona Space Institute.

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