A green roof or rooftop solar? You can combine them in a biosolar roof, boosting both biodiversity and power output

Image caption: (A) The study site location (red dot) in the Sydney central business district. (B) Architectural design of Daramu House. (C) Rooftop view looking south, showing plantings around and underneath solar panels. Green Roof & Solar Array – Comparative Research Project. Article by Peter Irga, Eamonn Wooster, Fraser R Torpy, Jack Rojahn and Robert Fleck. The Conversation – August 16, 2023.

Growing city populations and limited space are driving the adoption of green roofs and green walls covered with living plants. As well as boosting biodiversity, green roofs could play another unexpectedly valuable role by increasing the electricity output of solar panels. As solar panels heat up beyond 25℃, their […]

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