A green roof or rooftop solar? You can combine them in a biosolar roof, boosting both biodiversity and power output
- Written by: Peter Irga, ARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Air and Noise Pollution, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
ShutterstockGrowing city populations and limited space are driving the adoption of green roofs and green walls covered with living plants. As well as boosting biodiversity, green roofs could play another unexpectedly valuable role by increasing the electricity output of solar panels.
As solar panels heat up beyond 25℃, their efficiency decrea...
