Vertical farming emissions could be offset if spared farmland is used for solar power

Vertical farming emissions could be offset if spared farmland is used for solar power

Vertical farming could free up thousands of hectares of UK farmland, but the environmental benefits depend on how that land is reused, according to new research led by the University of Surrey.

UK: Solar power could offset emissions in vertical farming

Vertical farming could free up thousands of hectares of UK farmland, but the environmental benefits depend on how that land is reused, according to new research led by the University of Surrey. The study, published in Cleaner Food Systems, is the first UK-wide study to look at not only the environmental…

Vertical farming emissions could be offset by solar on spared farmland

Vertical farming could free up thousands of hectares of farmland but its environmental benefits depend on how that land is reused, according to research led by the University of Surrey. The study, published in Cleaner Food Systems, examined the environmental impact of vertical farming and modelled what could happen if land no longer needed for conventional farming was repurposed for climate and environmental goals. Focusing on lettuce production…