Featured in Work in progress – 04-2023

High time for solar

Cannabis prohibition drove a culture of clandestine production in the past and solar helped growers to cultivate it at remote, off-grid sites. Now, as a global commercial cannabis market emerges, solar has an even bigger role to play, reports Blake Matich.

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Blake Matich

05 Apr 2023

Legal cannabis cultivation could be a big opportunity for solar. | Photo: Glass House Group

Solar energy and cannabis cultivation are old bedfellows. PV pioneer John Schaeffer has even credited solar with facilitating the northern California cannabis industry, which in turn supported the nascent PV sector. Now, as the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis gathers pace, solar continues to perform a key role.In the weedsCannabis cultivation can take place …

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