Mowing Under Solar Panels

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Mowing under solar panels.

Even the sheep tried at one small site behaved unreliably. Softee automation and general electric have teamed up for a unique solution. System owners recognize that growing vegetation under and around pv systems must be minimized to protect their valuable investment. From the cronkite school of journalism amanda mason brings us one.

How do you keep grass under the panels from growing too high. Customers will save significantly on fuel and maintenance costs and will be able to operate effectively and quietly at night. Only their bright yellow hard hats are clearly visible above the tall nearly overgrown prarie grasses which are growing exactly as expected. 100 electric solar powered.

Gridwire tensioned steel cables suspended in various patterns to deter large aquatic birds. Graze mowers are electric with boosted run times from solar panels. On a humid overcast day in central minnesota a dozen researchers crouch in the grass between rows of photovoltaic pv solar panels. Solar power plants provide many benefits but at least one perpetual challenge.

Towerguard tensioned wire between posts of varying heights. Mowers with traditional blades can damage equipment. There are several weed control methods used for pv ground mount systems in japan. Solar panel protection keeps all birds from getting under solar arrays protecting the roof and equipment.

Hand held weed whackers are a labor intensive solution. Mowing spraying herbicide grazing sheep goats and covering the area with weed control sheets for example. With solar power farms popping up around the country comes the task of controlling vegetation growth under and around the panels. Bent over white square frames some of the researchers catalog the number and type of native plants growing on a square foot of land.