Another New Twist On Agrivoltaics: Friendly Solar-Powered Farm Robots
The field of agrivoltaics is rapidly evolving to include fleets of new autonomous, mobile solar powered robots that weed and analyze crops.
The field of agrivoltaics is rapidly evolving to include fleets of new autonomous, mobile solar powered robots that weed and analyze crops.
New bifacial solar panels could help make the economic case for agrivoltaic projects that help farmers conserve water and soil, too.
For generations, America’s farmers have used the sun to provide for their communities and support the growth of the country. … [continued]
Rural solar advocates are punching back against the opposition with a new alliance between conservation, agriculture, and environmental organizations.
Agrivoltaics supporters and emerging farmers join forces with member-owned rural electric cooperatives to push for dual use farmland.
Agrivoltaics beats fossil fuels with a bottom line case for farmers to install solar panels on their land.
On Cetta Barnhart’s demonstration farm in Monticello, Florida, she grows citrus trees, leafy greens, and other produce that often goes … [continued]
Researchers at Purdue University have patented an agrivoltaic array with solar panels that tilt for farm equipment to pass through.
Indiana has been drifting around in the solar power doldrums, but it is poised to lead the transtition to agrivoltaics throughout the US agricultural industry.
Solar plus agriculture has been one of my kicks lately. It’s a combo made in heaven, and we should see … [continued]