alt Hacker News> Maybe the effect is that solar panels lose efficiency when too hot
They do. One of the odd fringe benefits of agrovoltaics is that the plants beneath the panel slightly lower the panel temperatures through transpiration.
> Maybe the effect is that solar panels lose efficiency when too hot
They do. One of the odd fringe benefits of agrovoltaics is that the plants beneath the panel slightly lower the panel temperatures through transpiration.
Same effect for green (planted) roofs. They can increase pv production above them by around 5% annually our installer told us.