Photo by Christopher Gannon.
Jacie Legois (foreground) and Ray Wilmes, horticulture interns, planted bell peppers between rows of solar panels at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University south of Ames last month. Their work is part of a multi-year, U.S. Department of Energy-funded, interdisciplinary project to study the emerging concept of agrivoltaics -- using solar power sites for agricultural purposes to make more efficient use of the land and create value for the communities where solar panels are located.
