Solar, bio in double harness in North Carolina project

In North Carolina, Miraverse Power and Light, Piedmont Biofuels, Southern Energy Management, and Piedmont Biofarm announced their “Solar Double Cropping” project in Pittsboro.

The project includes an elevated 92.16 kilowatt solar array that will generate electricity above the north field of Piedmont Biofarm, while sustainable produce is harvested below. The nine-foot clearance of the solar photovoltaic system is designed specifically to encourage growing crops that thrive in partial shade. The group intends to demonstrate that electricity and crops can be produced sustainably at the same time in the same space.