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Well-irrigated roofs with vegetation have cooling effect on PV systems (www.pv-magazine.com)

submitted 1 year ago by pizzaiolo to c/energy

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[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found a green roof web site a while back, but they were using alpine vegetation that did not need a lot of water. Even so, it added a lot of weight, so I would think a wet setup would need a special roof design.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah this sounds like structural issues 10 years down the road

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Only if you don't plan for it. It got really popular here in the 90s and those buildings are still going strong