Drone delivering a solar panel - GIF

**Altair** · Jul 3, 2023, 01:56 PM

Drone delivering a solar panel.

Previously:

Drone delivers supplies to submarine - photo
Drone delivers rescue buoy to drowning man - GIF
Drone stringing electrical wires - GIF
Drone flying through a fireworks display - GIF
Firefighting drones in action - GIF

**mwmkravchenko** · Jul 3, 2023, 06:08 PM

Amazing what happens when people use their brains a little. Sure beats carrying them up the hill by hand!

Mark

**Frank S** · Jul 3, 2023, 07:09 PM

Might take longer doing them 1 at a time but a lot cheaper than helicopter fees.
The thing I liked most was the solar farm is being installed on non-airable land

**mwmkravchenko** · Jul 4, 2023, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Frank S

Might take longer doing them 1 at a time but a lot cheaper than helicopter fees.
The thing I liked most was the solar farm is being installed on non-airable land

The stupid thing about solar farms is that you can have your cake and eat it too. There are quite a few studies that show if the panels are higher up you can grow, and graze as well as increase crop production. Slower drying of the moisture from the soil being one of the benefits.

To many times things are done slap happy without thinking it through.

**Frank S** · Jul 4, 2023, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by mwmkravchenko

The stupid thing about solar farms is that you can have your cake and eat it too. There are quite a few studies that show if the panels are higher up you can grow, and graze as well as increase crop production. Slower drying of the moisture from the soil being one of the benefits.

To many times things are done slap happy without thinking it through.

Yes, absolutely, a little attention to supporting structure design of post placement and height, and gaps between panel rows can not only create a focused drip line for rain runoff and allow for shading at critical times of the day. It may require rethinking of the ag equipment for planting and harvesting but the yield potential for certain types of crops could easily offset the downside of having a solar farm located above. It would only require an engineer who can think like an agronomist or an agronomist who understands engineering.