The Agrivoltaic Juggernaut & The Agricultural Revolution Of The 21st Century
The agrivoltaic movement is gathering speed and forming into an unstoppable, transformational force in the global agriculture industry.
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In California, NREL Helps Kern County Embrace Clean Energy in Partnership With Community Colleges
For more than 100 years, Kern County, California, has relied on energy (oil and gas) and agricultural production to stimulate the economy. People in Kern County have a fierce sense of pride and a strong sense of identity as an energy producing community, and they are expanding that vision. “Typically, … [continued]
Agrivoltaics May Actually Be Good For Farms And Farmers. Who Knew?
Research by Argonne National Lab and NREL shows that agrivoltaics can actually increase the number of pollinators on a farm.
Bifacial Solar Panels To Open Floodgates Of Agrivoltaic Potential
New bifacial solar panels could help make the economic case for agrivoltaic projects that help farmers conserve water and soil, too.
NREL Partners With Black Farmers’ Collaborative To Plan Solar Panels For Florida Farms & Churches
On Cetta Barnhart’s demonstration farm in Monticello, Florida, she grows citrus trees, leafy greens, and other produce that often goes to the community-supported agriculture project she founded, Seed Time Harvest Farms. Soon, there will be a new addition on her property: solar panels. Barnhart’s farm is one site where U.S. … [continued]
New Research Confirms Benefits Of Agrivoltaics
New research explores what is needed to make agrivoltaics successful for both farmers and the broader community.
The Top 20 NREL Stories Of 2022
Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. As this busy year at NREL draws to a close, we look back at some of the laboratory’s … [continued]
Solar Power & Farming: U.S. DOE Providing $8 Million for Agrivoltaics
Coast to Coast Agrivoltaic Research Projects Will Enhance Economic Opportunities for Farmers and Reduce Barriers to Solar Energy Adoption in Rural Communities
Agrivoltaics — Solar Panels & Tomatoes May Be Perfect For Each Other
Agrivoltaics — putting solar panels and crops on the same piece of land — can increase yields, conserve water, and increase farm incomes.
Agrivoltaics: Growing Plants, Power, & Partnerships
Growing Plants, Power, and Partnerships Through Agrivoltaics: Solar and Agriculture Pair Well Together, Thanks to Planning and Cooperation It is hard to find a flock of sheep nestled under an array of solar panels. “Sheep are late risers. You won’t hear them when you enter the site for an early … [continued]
