The farm is at the forefront of a scheme called solar sharing that involves the use of farmland for producing crops and generating power. The movement is gaining adherents as the global push to replace fossil fuels is encouraging more innovative approaches to boosting capacity for renewable energy. Solar sharing is also useful in countries with harsh growing environments, protecting crops by absorbing sunlight and acting as a shield. However, while Magami has demonstrated the success of solar sharing, the practice has not been widely adopted in Japan. Those have all been filled.”Other nations are making progress with solar sharing, especially in countries that face a similar lack of space.

Source: Taipei Times May 22, 2022 08:14 UTC