Yagih & Managi (2025): Soil organic carbon credits from turf and clover planting beneath solar panels
Michiyuki Yagih and Shunsuke Managi, IN: Environmental Challenges, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2025.101153
Although Japan’s forests cover approximately two-thirds of its land area and offer potential for improved management, new large-scale afforestation efforts face substantial constraints, highlighting the need for alternative methods to enhance soil organic carbon. This study investigates whether planting turf and clover beneath solar panels can increase soil carbon and reduce erosion. Over two years in Okayama Prefecture, seeds and a binder solution containing fiber and fertilizer were applied to bare ground.