HARMONIZING RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH CONSERVATION: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SOLAR FARM DESIGNS
Maqola haqida umumiy ma'lumotlar
Competition among land uses is making it increasingly difficult to set aside adequate space for wildlife and nature conservation, so it is imperative that opportunities that simultaneously achieve commercial and conservation outcomes be identified and seized. Such opportunities exist in the renewable energy industry. It is widely recognized that renewable energy generation benefits the ecosphere through reduced carbon emissions, but currently, further opportunities for realizing direct and indirect conservation benefits through the design of solar farms are less well known. Among other opportunities, solar farm designs that deliver environmental credits through carbon sequestration and biodiversity improvements can deliver higher financial returns. Other opportunities to improve local hydrology, pollination, and pest control services could be available depending on site-specific characteristics where solar farms are built and the other land use practices that exist or are possible in the immediate vicinity.
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Pyawari, A. ., & Mutahhari, Y. . (2024). HARMONIZING RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH CONSERVATION: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SOLAR FARM DESIGNS. Academic Research in Educational Sciences, 5(7.8), 149–161. https://doi.org/
Pyawari, Ahad khan , and Yaqub Ali Mutahhari,. “HARMONIZING RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH CONSERVATION: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SOLAR FARM DESIGNS.” Academic Research in Educational Sciences, vol. 7.8, no. 5, 2024, pp. 149–161, https://doi.org/.
Pyawari, . and Mutahhari, . 2024. HARMONIZING RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH CONSERVATION: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SOLAR FARM DESIGNS. Academic Research in Educational Sciences. 7.8(5), pp.149–161.