Mowing Under Solar Panels

Solar panel protection keeps all birds from getting under solar arrays protecting the roof and equipment.

Mowing under solar panels.

Softee automation and general electric have teamed up for a unique solution. There are several weed control methods used for pv ground mount systems in japan. Bigmow at ge underneath solar panels in their 7 acre solar field robotic battery powered mowers. Bent over white square frames some of the researchers catalog the number and type of native plants growing on a square foot of land.

Ovocontrol a ready to use bait that controls the reproduction of treated birds. The problem was the labor required to mow the grass underneath the newly installed 7 acre solar farm in durham nc at the ge aviation facility. System owners recognize that growing vegetation under and around pv systems must be minimized to protect their valuable investment. Hand held weed whackers are a labor intensive solution.

How do you keep grass under the panels from growing too high. On a humid overcast day in central minnesota a dozen researchers crouch in the grass between rows of photovoltaic pv solar panels. Customers will save significantly on fuel and maintenance costs and will be able to operate effectively and quietly at night. Gridwire tensioned steel cables suspended in various patterns to deter large aquatic birds.

Towerguard tensioned wire between posts of varying heights. Bigmow general electric. Mowing spraying herbicide grazing sheep goats and covering the area with weed control sheets for example. Graze mowers are electric with boosted run times from solar panels.

From the cronkite school of journalism amanda mason brings us one. Mowers with traditional blades can damage equipment. 100 electric solar powered. Even the sheep tried at one small site behaved unreliably.