Planting bamboo fungus under photovoltaic panels

Do shady solar panels affect plant-soil–microbial systems?

In this study, plant–soil–microbial systems in shady and non-shady gaps of PV panels in a solar park in Northern China were investigated. The shading caused by the PV panels significantly affected the alpha diversity of plant and fungal communities ( p < 0.05).

Is solar photovoltaic technology developing in China?

Contributions from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, are predicted to increase by 600% from 2009 to 2035 [ 1 ], and solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is developing rapidly in China [ 2 ].

Does PV panel shading affect plant communities?

Some reports indicated that PV panel shading affects plant communities in arable, sand, and arid lands [ 27, 29, 30 ]. Because of large-scale land preparation, the plant communities in solar parks are reestablished and developed during the operation of PV panels [ 27, 32 ].

Do PV panels affect microclimate?

Thus, we confirmed that changes in the microclimate caused by the setting of PV panels have important impacts on the structures and processes of plant–soil–microbial systems and on the relationships between aboveground and belowground communities in temperate semi-arid rocky desertified land.

Could bamboo be a solution to sustainable urbanisation?

Sustainable urbanisation is a pressing challenge in some parts of the world and cost-efficient and environmentally friendly building materials could become a solution to achieve sustainability. Bamboo has shown promising properties in tensile- and bending strength to be able to substitute conventional building materials.

How does a photovoltaic leaf work?

Furthermore, the photovoltaic leaf is capable of synergistically utilising the recovered heat to co-generate additional thermal energy and freshwater simultaneously within the same component, significantly elevating the overall solar utilisation efficiency from 13.2% to over 74.5%, along with over 1.1 L/h/m 2 of clean water.