太陽光発電をしながら、ソーラーパネルの下で植物を育てる営農型太陽光発電。日本では「ソーラーシェアリング」とも呼ばれるこの手法を、建物の屋上で応用しようという研究が進められている。その一石二鳥以上の効果とは？
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国連気候変動枠組条約第26回締約国会議（COP26）で、石炭火力発電が議題に上がった2021年。「WIRED.jp」でよく読まれた記事を見ても、エネルギーや発電に関する記事が多くランクインしている。そんな1年を振り返りながら、未来のエネルギーについて考えていこう。
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再生可能エネルギーの普及を送電網が減速させている
米国では多くの地域で、太陽光発電や風力発電がすでに最も安価な発電方法となっている一方で、発電した電力を多数の電力消費者とテスラ車が存在する都市部まで届ける送電が普及のボトルネックになっている。送電線の運用可能容量を増やすためのイノヴェイションこそが、さらなる再生可能エネルギーの普及には必要だ。
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