These pink greenhouses generate electricity and improve plant growth

Each year, greenhouses use a monstrous 18,000,000 kWh of electricity just to grow our food. To put that in perspective, that’s equivalent to the amount of carbon emitted from driving around the world 391 times. Thankfully, researchers have developed new electricity-generating greenhouses that could solve this growing problem — and better yet, they’re pink. Invented by researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, the solar greenhouse technology proves it can reduce CO2 emissions, water usage and even improve the growth of some plants. Known as Wavelength-Selective Photovoltaic Systems (WSPVs), the panels are both cheaper and more efficient than traditional…

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