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Undecided with Matt Ferrell
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As a UI/UX designer by trade, I explore how sustainable and smart technologies impact our lives. And I try to dive deeper into those topics to provide context.
Topics like electric vehicles, solar panels, and renewable energy that is meant to transition the world off of fossil fuels. Smart home technology that can make our homes not only more convenient, but safer and more accessible. Wearable technology that can track our health and save lives. Or how technology might be invading and breaking down the walls of our privacy.
So in short...
Exploring how technology impacts our lives.
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Topics like electric vehicles, solar panels, and renewable energy that is meant to transition the world off of fossil fuels. Smart home technology that can make our homes not only more convenient, but safer and more accessible. Wearable technology that can track our health and save lives. Or how technology might be invading and breaking down the walls of our privacy.
So in short...
Exploring how technology impacts our lives.
If you’d like to support the channel, you can do so at https://www.patreon.com/mattferrell.
Get in touch: https://undecidedmf.com/contact-me
Sponsorship inquiry form: https://undecidedmf.com/sponsorships
Non-sponsorship inquiries will not be responded to at this address.
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PiyushGupta-vx6qi
(4 minutes ago)
In India, we do something like this by placing solar panels at the top of canals. Because there are lots of canals in India. The extra benefit is solar panels reduce the loss of water due to evaporation providing extra for agriculture. The shade also prevents the growth of algae in the water. And the presence of water underneath keeps the panels cool.
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sstallsmith
(10 minutes ago)
Sunny California with it's water shortages comes to mind for this. Saving 50% water costs, adding income from power generation and maintaining same yield - a win-win.
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AngieMeadKing
(18 minutes ago)
Yes we should, I’m trying to learn as much as I can about it to try it on my farm.
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elitedestroyer0083
(28 minutes ago)
To me agrivoltaics seems to be most effective in smaller operations where heavy machinery isn't used. The raspberry farm was a perfect example of that. Basically if it grows in a plastic tunnel and it's harvested by hand, agrivoltaics will probably be perfect.
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ChrisvanHasselt
(31 minutes ago)
I wish that instead of the "car broiler" top deck on parking decks in urban areas, the top deck would be covered with solar panel for shading cars & people, as well as generating electricity. This could be beneficial for powering more charging stations in the deck.
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TheFarmersDiary-k5g
(46 minutes ago)
Such a peaceful vibe at [2:20]! Farming is a beautiful way of life. I’ve been sharing my farm journey too – every day brings new lessons!
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pedro97w
(52 minutes ago)
Glad to see a SMART application of solar on land that does not waste the land underneath. The shade the panels produce should be optimized. Parking lots, the building underneath in hot climates
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ojaimark
(2 hour ago)
I have a home garden/homestead in the desert and I'm constantly having to use shade cloth to protect my crops. Even sun loving crops like peppers can get burnt to a crisp if it gets particularly hot and bright. I'm legit considering trying to slap together a home setup like this.
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thijs8757
(1 hour ago)
I can imagine Agrivoltaics making big strides in the future. I feel like right now it's just in its starting phases like many other green energy production ideas, but maybe once more research has been done and the benefits of using agrivoltaics is better demonstrated and documented, it can really take off.
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chrisheath2637
(3 hours ago)
Matt, it seems like, with some research, this could be a win-win for both energy and crop production. I saw somewhere that people were installing solar panels over canals. The panels reduced evaporation of the canal water, and kept the underside of the panels cooler, increasing efficiency.
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riverludington5293
(1 hours ago)
Helped conduct research at the University of Arizona on agrovoltaics! All of the crops under solar panels produced significantly more, because of the reduced heat stress. The greatest difference was the tomatoes, as the control group in the sun didn't fruit at all so the percentage increase in yield was a problematic way to summarize the results as we were dividing by 0.
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tirumalraot
(4 hours ago)
More use cases
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