Power Above, Berries Below: Farmers Reap Double Benefits With Solar Power in Fields

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By Deutsche WelleAug 10, 2021, 11:30 am282 pts
By Gero Rueter Fabian Karthaus grew up with solar energy. "My father built the first photovoltaic system on the barn roof and you could see that it worked," he says. Today, the farmer is 33 and owns two large solar power systems himself. Berries now grow underneath one of them. Five years ago, Karthaus took…

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