Vines Produce Bigger, Healthier Wine Grapes When Grown Under Solar Panels

Originally published on Good News Network

Solar panels grown above grapevines substantially increased the development and fruit production of the crop—all while generating clean energy. The technique, known as agrivoltaics, has been well-studied in other settings, but how it would effect the delicate science of viticulture has not. Researchers from the University of Bari conducted a study on a vineyard in