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A Brief But Spectacular take on agrivoltaics

A Brief But Spectacular take on agrivoltaics

Summary

Byron Kominek turned his family's farm in Colorado into a place where crops and solar energy are both produced. The project, called Jack’s Solar Garden, shows how farming and solar power can work together.

Key Facts

  • Byron Kominek manages a farm in Colorado.
  • The farm combines growing crops with producing solar energy.
  • This approach is known as agrivoltaics, which means using the same land for agriculture and solar power.
  • The farm was originally used to grow hay.
  • It has now been transformed to also include solar panels.
  • The farm's name is Jack’s Solar Garden.
  • The project aims to show how agriculture and clean energy can coexist successfully.

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