When water is scarce, increases in grassland productivity are more valuable because there isn’t as much around. Therefore, ...

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The placement of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands could help decrease water stress and increase plant growth by about 20 percent during dry years, a new study has found. In these semi-arid ...

That’s the result of a four-year study we conducted in a semi-arid grassland of northern Colorado. When choosing a location for generating solar power, consistent sunlight and interconnection to ...

That’s the result of a four-year study we conducted in a semi-arid grassland of northern Colorado. When choosing a location for generating solar power, consistent sunlight and interconnection to ...

Matthew Sturchio, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than those growing nearby in open grassland during ...