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Spanish olive oil firm raises solar panels high above its orchard

Original: A Spanish olive oil bottler is raising 5,150 solar panels 13 feet over trees that stop growing at six and a half, because the straddle harvester that clamps each trunk and shakes the fruit loose stands 11.5 feet at full stretch, and every tree stays in the ground

A Spanish olive oil bottler is installing 5,150 solar panels elevated 13 feet above its olive trees, which grow no taller than six and a half feet. The height clears the straddle harvester, which stands 11.5 feet at full stretch as it clamps trunks and shakes the fruit loose, meaning every tree stays in the ground and farming continues beneath the panels.

Why now: The project combines agriculture and solar power on the same land without displacing the olive groves, an unusual agrivoltaic arrangement drawing attention.

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• A Spanish olive oil bottler is raising 5,150 solar panels 13 feet over trees that stop growing at six and a half, because the straddle harvester that clamps each trunk and shakes the fruit loose stands 11.5 feet at full stretch, and every tree stays in the ground · Autonocion.com

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