More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Rooftop Solar Meets Agrivoltaics
A futuristic new building in Denver, Colorado, will host a rooftop solar array that supports urban agriculture in the emerging field of rooftop agrivoltaics.
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Agrivoltaics Goes Nuclear On California Prairie
A decommissioned nuclear power plant from the 1980s is repurposed for agrivoltaics and prairie restoration.
The Agrivoltaics Plot Thickens: Energy Crisis, Farm Crisis, & Water Crisis All In Play
Agrivoltaics can help solve a trifecta of issues impacting agriculture in the US and elsewhere: energy, revenue, and water.
Mother Of All Agrivoltaics Projects Will Link Solar Canopies, Irrigation Canals
California puts a new twist on the new field of agrivoltaics, with an ambitious plan for covering irrigation canals with solar canopies
Rooftop Solar & Virtual Power Plants Take Center Stage As Oil & Gas Wilt
The rooftop solar and home energy storage trends are pushing the case to replace gas peaker plants with zero emission “virtual” power plants.
See-Through Solar Windows, Coming Soon To A Farm Near You
The emerging science of agrivoltaics is on track to collide with see-through solar panels, a new photovoltaic technology pioneered by researchers at Michigan State University.
Clean Energy Has A Secret Weapon: Rural Electric Cooperatives
The USDA has just launched a new, $7.3 billion round of funding for clean energy projects, to be spearheaded by rural electric cooperatives.
Sheep Thrive In Solar Project Opponents Tried To Kill
A massive solar project in Virginia serves double duty as a sheep farm, after surviving firestorm of opposition fueled by misinformation.
New Agrivoltaic Project Pairs High-Tech Solar Panels With Shrimp-Shaped Yams
A new agrivoltaic array leverages the shade from solar panels to enhance growing conditions for the Japanese yam ebi-imo, demonstrating how food crops can co-exist with electricity production.
EV Breakthroughs in China, Tesla’s Ongoing Roller Coaster Ride — News of the Week
It’s been a busy month, and a couple of weeks have actually skipped by us since my last “Cleantech News of the Week” update. So, this is a two-week summary of some of the biggest news we’ve seen and op-eds we’ve written. Clean Energy The world is moving into a … [continued]
