France: Cattle and horses grazing under panels, does it make sense?

This unusual agrophotovoltaic project is being carried out in cooperation with the regional agricultural chamber and the Institute of Farm Animal Breeding. Similar projects are already being carried out in France and other EU countries for sheep and goats, i.e. on pastures and wastelands and with smaller animals. Grazing and haymaking under panels This time, the experiment is to prove that grazing large ruminants is possible under panels. It is also about checking at what optimal height the panels should be installed, how solid the installation structures must be, and how cows and horses will react to photovoltaics. It is also necessary to check how photovoltaics will affect the production of hay and haylage, and to what extent it will make haymaking and harvesting animal feed more difficult. What do cows think about it? On a 7-hectare plot, 9 rows of solar panels with a total area of 4,300 m² were placed, spaced 6 meters apart to facilitate the passage of agricultural machinery. ...