Solar panels soon may power, protect apple orchards
September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 26 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels which would not only track the sun to capture energy but provide a warm canopy on cooler spring days and shade the trees from excessive heat.
The research lab proposes to install a 300-kilowatt solar arrangement next spring to cover about 1,100 apple trees. The single-axis movable . . .
A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels which would not only track the sun to capture energy but provide a warm canopy on cooler spring days and shade the trees from excessive heat.
The research lab proposes to install a 300-kilowatt solar arrangement next spring to cover about 1,100 apple trees. The single-axis movable . . .