Wainio is working with developer nextsun energy on a project calling for roughly 27 000 solar panels over about 60 acres 24 hectares of active bogs across three farms in carver near cape cod.
Living near cranberry bog solar panels.
Wainio is working with developer nextsun energy on a project calling for roughly 27 000 solar panels over about 60 acres 24 hectares of active bogs across three farms in carver near cape cod.
The project would produce about 10 megawatts of energy or roughly enough to power more than 1 600 homes according to nextsun.
2 2019 photo cranberry grower dick ward of carver mass stands near a solar array in a cranberry bog on his farm in carver.
The town is considering amending the bylaw because solar panels have been proposed for about 30 acres of bog owned by fred bottomley at 293 flag swamp rd.
2 2019 photo cranberries grow in a cranberry bog near solar arrays behind in carvar mass.
They thrive in wetlands layered with peat soil sand clay and gravel during an april to november growing season.
Cranberries grow on vines low to the ground and can survive only under specific conditions.
The cranberries perennials that return year to year were not intended for this years harvest but sprung up near the solar arrays.
So while there isn t a sea of floating red berries underneath the solar array there are living growing plants that need careful attention.
The project would produce about 10 megawatts of energy or roughly enough to power more than 1 600 homes according to nextsun.
Wainio is working with developer nextsun energy on a project calling for roughly 27 000 solar panels over about 60 acres 24 hectares of active bogs across three farms in carver near cape cod.
The cranberries perennials that return.
Wainio is working with developer nextsun energy on a project calling for roughly 27 000 solar panels over about 60 acres of active bogs across three farms in carver near cape cod.
Wainio is working with developer nextsun energy on a project calling for roughly 27 000 solar panels over about 60 acres 24 hectares of active bogs across three farms in carver near cape cod.
The project would produce about 10 megawatts of energy or roughly enough to power more than 1 600 homes according to nextsun.
2 2019 photo cranberries grow in a cranberry bog near solar arrays behind in carvar mass.
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