A Sydney factory roof combines 319 solar panels

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A Sydney factory roof combines 319 solar panels with 14,000 native plants, and the living roof makes the panels produce 11.1% more electricity in summer while running up to 28°C cooler. It also retains 73% of stormwater and supports 39 species, including 13 pollinators.
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A Sydney factory roof grew 14,000 native plants under its 319 solar panels and they made 11 percent more electricity over the summer than a bare array, because the leaves cool the air under the glass, and on the hottest days the roof ran 50 degrees cooler than bare aluminum

I've spent a good chunk of this summer writing about people putting solar panels in odd places. Upright in the Arctic. Floating on an Alpine reservoir that

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