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Researchers Uncover Promising Side Effect Of Solar Farms: 'Opportunity To Provide A Net Benefit'

31 Oct 2024 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"Scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory have found that solar farms can also help reverse the decline in pollinator populations...Argonne National Laboratory found that "conscious design" of solar farms can boost pollinator numbers after studying two sites in Minnesota. With native plants surrounding the installations helping to encourage the presence of birds and bees, pollinator numbers tripled in just four years."

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