Hops for beer flourish under solar panels

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  • Solar panels atop crops has been gaining traction in recent years as incentives and demand for clean energy skyrocket.
  • (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESSSolar panels are mounted on poles above a hops field near Au in der Hallertau, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
  • The electricity made at this farm can power around 250 households, and the hops get shade they’ll need more often as climate change turbocharges summer heat.Solar panels atop crops has been gaining traction in recent years as incentives and demand for clean energy skyrocket.
  • Solar panels are mounted on poles above a hops field near Au in der Hallertau, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
  • A scientific analysis of the benefits for the plants will be concluded in October.Solar panels are mounted on poles above a hops field near Au in der Hallertau, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
  • (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESSSolar panels are mounted on 20 feet (six meters) high poles above a hops field near Au in der Hallertau, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
AU in der HALLERTAU, Germany (AP) Bright green vines snake upwards 20 feet (six meters) toward an umbrella of solar panels at Josef Wimmers farm in Bavaria.He grows hops, used to make beer, and in [+5017 chars]