1/ With all the talk about France's latest law on mandatory #solar roofing of car parks above 80 spaces, we think it's time to start talking about other symbiotic solar relationships 👇🧵
2/ Although car parks and roof buildings are optimal unused space in urban areas, there is also the need for #offgrid electricity ⚡ in rural areas which often rely on diesel generators when solar 🌞 PV isn't available.
3/ Also, climate change 🌎 is making #farming yields increasingly uncertain, and many farmers want to diversify their earnings to become more resilient
Who wants to be in a business where you can go bust from one year to the other?
4/ In comes agrivoltaics-- combing #renewable and low #carbon electricity production in combination with agriculture 🌱 and animal husbandry 🐑
The best thing is that symbiotic relationship between panels and plants is possible and farming yields can even be optimised 📈
5/ A win-win situation?
Here's our full write-up ✍️ let us know what you think in the comments below.
Others say it's not net-positive for the #environment.
So are smaller reactors☢️a good alternative?🤝
Small Modular Reactors (#SMR )promise to bring a 'modular', more adaptable solution.
Build for a very specific purpose?
👉+1 SMR
Need to scale up for the grid?
👉+10 SMRs (SMR Farm)
Need to ramp down because #fusion finally arrived?
👉 -1 SMR per year
Micro-reactors promise to bring portable nuclear using #SpaceX tech.
👉Fits in a container, hauled by truck/ship
👉Low-carbon
👉Perfect for off-grid emergencies
👉Swallow the diesel generator market
👉Doesn't need refuelling for >10 years
👉Made in Assembly Line
👉Less fuel=safe