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Solar Panels Over Normandy Pasture Keep Cows Grazing in Shade
Original: A French company raised 5,184 solar panels 16 feet over a Normandy dairy pasture, and when the open field nearby dried out in July, the grass underneath stayed green and on hot days the cows in their shade grazed until noon while the herd in the sun head
A French company has installed 5,184 solar panels suspended 16 feet above a dairy pasture in Normandy, letting herds graze beneath them. During July heat, the grass under the panels stayed green while nearby open fields dried out, and shaded cows kept grazing until midday while cattle in the sun stopped earlier. The project is being cited as an example of agrivoltaics, combining renewable energy production with continued farming use of the same land.
Why now: The visible benefits for both energy output and livestock during a hot summer have drawn attention to agrivoltaic farming.
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