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====Agrivoltaics==== | |||
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Main article: {{wpl|Agrivoltaics}} | |||
Since [[2014]] Sudmoll has seen rise in the interest in {{wpl|agrivoltaics}}. There is a 1MW solar installation with agriculture activities on 2 hectares (5 acres) of land owned by a local cooperative that was funded by a grant from the Royal Academy of Sciences. The farm grows melons, chilies, and cucumbers which are sold at the local market. In [[2019]], an agrivoltaic system was built on a shrimp farm, funded by a local block grant. According to data collected by the Ministry of Energy's Department of Sustainability's Office of Energy Resiliency's Local Initiatives Branch, the results of their pilot project indicate that water consumption has been reduced by 75% and other benefits such as shading for workers as well as a lower and stable water temperature for better shrimp growth. | |||
In [[2024]], a subsidy program was established for participants who can provide 2 hectares of undeveloped, arable, and viable land and a business plan to farm/ranch on the land with shade-tolerant crops can receive up to $150,000 towards the installation of a solar array. | |||
===Aquaculture=== | ===Aquaculture=== | ||