One Study Shows that Solar Panels on Crops Reduce Thermal Stress and Improve Workers’ Health

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Working in full sun many hours, bending down and loading boxes, is still the day to day of millions of people. With the extreme heat becoming more and more frequent, that reality is also a health risk. A new study on agrivoltaic systems, elevated solar panels installed on crops, shows that the shadow of these structures can measurablely reduce the thermal stress of day laborers. The research has been carried out at Jack’s Solar Garden, an agrivo…