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My idea for a carbon negative solar azolla farm (europe.pub)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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You have the solar panels protecting the lower ponds of azolla which don't like direct sun. The solar panels provide excess electricity and power any machinery used to harvest the azolla. The azolla grows over TEN TIMES as fast as grass or any other plants, so you are cycling it rapidly producing truckloads of green biomass on a monthly basis.

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[–] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It's not that easy to grow azolla. And what do you want to do with the harvested biomass?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    The biomass can be sold as animal feed or biochar.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    A lot of grown azolla is eaten by organisms in the pond, which can also contaminate the feed. It spoils quickly, so best fed onsite. Biochar requires dehydration, which isn't easy for wet biomass that quickly starts to rot.

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