Why not produce food and energy at the same time, and in the same place? That is the essential idea of ‘agrivoltaics’, which is catching on around the world as farmers increasingly worry about water shortages and renewable resource production increases.

And it may actually solve some disputes that have arisen over land use. “In many parts of the world where fertile land is scarce, agriculture and solar developers have fought over available space,” says Just Have A Think. ”What each party might have been missing all along is that it could be more profitable for both of them if they work together instead. And that may also just be the answer to the existential crisis being faced by so many farms across the United States and around the world.”