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"A new study has demonstrated the regenerative effect that solar farms can have
on degraded and depleted land, by sheltering it from harsh winds, pushing down
surface and soil temperatures, and boosting soil moisture.
The study, published in the journal
Geography and Sustainability, synthesises
147 individual studies on a range of different land types and across a range of
climate variables, to see how solar farms interact with their immediate
environment.
“Unlike the pollutant-dominant environmental impacts of fossil fuels, solar
power exerts climate- and ecology-dominant influences on the entire
environment,” the study finds.
“By changing land surface radiative properties, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
create new energy interaction interfaces with original ecosystems, thereby
modifying land surface processes and associated climate variables.”
Across the 147 total studies analysed in the report’s meta-analysis, 609 solar
farms were examined, the vast majority of which were located in the Northern
Hemisphere, with the largest number in China (316), the United States (104),
and India (44). This is consistent with their global rankings as the top three
countries in terms of installed solar PV capacity.
Of the surfaces underlying these 609 solar farms, systems located on grassland
were the most frequently studied (208), followed by bare land (173) and
cropland (159). The majority of solar farms studied were located in arid
climate conditions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
