'Solar sheep' help rural Australia go green, one panel at a time – The Elkhart Truth

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Australian farmers are helping with the transition to green energy by combining solar panels more traditional sheep farming
Australian farmer Tom Warren’s farm is a pioeer in agrivoltaics, grazing his sheep under more than 30,000 solar panels and earning a handy income
Australian farmers say the shade offered by solar panels helps offer sheep shade and supply more constant feeds of grass, which in turn improves the quality of wool

Australian farmers are helping with the transition to green energy by combining solar panels more traditional sheep farming
Australian farmer Tom Warren’s farm is a pioeer in agrivoltaics, grazing his sheep under more than 30,000 solar panels and earning a handy income
Australian farmers say the shade offered by solar panels helps offer sheep shade and supply more constant feeds of grass, which in turn improves the quality of wool
Australian farmer Tom Warren’s solar panels look like any other — until you spot the dozens of sheep grazing and napping, helping the country transition to green energy and earning him a decent income while doing it.
More than 30,000 solar panels are deployed across approximately 50 hectares at Warren’s farm on the outskirts of Dubbo, around 400 kilometres (250 miles) west of Sydney.
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