China Is Totally Crushing Trump’s Fossil Fuel Dream, With Agrivoltaics
Bifacial solar panels are among the new technologies at work to maximize the land use efficiency of agrivoltaic systems.
Agrivoltaics
Small Agrivoltaic Project, Big Implications For The Future Of Farming
A small but mighty agrivoltaic project in Virginia aims to demonstrate that US farmers can successfully grow rows of food between rows of solar panels.
New Agrivoltaic Solutions Keep Bubbling Up, Despite The Renewable Energy Clampdown
Despite the abrupt U-turn in federal energy policy, solar farming innovators continue to push the envelope on agrivoltaic practices that combine farm productivity with renewable energy generation, habitat restoration, and soil conservation.
Expanding Solar Power In Rural & Working-Class Communities
Reactivate, American Farmland Trust, and Edelen Renewables Community Solar recently announced a new partnership: Farmers Powering Communities (FPC). The mission of Farmers Powering Communities is: “Bringing together those working to feed the planet with those working to power America.” The goal is to install 500 MW of community solar power … [continued]
US solar energy developers continue to keep the clean power movement alive in the US, despite the sudden shift in federal energy policy.
More Evidence That The War On Solar Energy Is Another #FAIL
US solar energy developers continue to keep the clean power movement alive in the US, despite the sudden shift in federal energy policy.
The Most Consequential Solar Power Plant In The US Is Coming To South Carolina
Silicon Ranch and Meta are bringing a new 100-megawatt solar power plant to South Carolina, along with a land stewardship plan for soil and habitat cultivation among the solar panels.
Solar Panels Give Edge to Tomatoes Grown Underneath
Science Sometimes Ends With a Taste Test Experiments lead to a greater understanding, deeper insights, and sometimes they even bear fruit. That was certainly the case last summer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where researchers nurtured a dozen tomato plants. Tucked into a corner … [continued]
Biodiversity is one of the benefits of agrivoltaics, and biodiversity is displayed in all of its weirdness in the new Ryan Reynolds nature documentary series Underdogs.
Agrivoltaics & The Underdogs Of The Natural World
Biodiversity is one of the benefits of agrivoltaics, and biodiversity is displayed in all of its weirdness in the new Ryan Reynolds nature documentary series.
Solar Arrays Can Aid Grasslands During Drought — New Research
New research from Colorado State University and Cornell University shows that the presence of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands may reduce water stress, improve soil moisture levels and — particularly during dry years — increase plant growth by about 20% or more compared to open fields. The findings were published … [continued]
Sheep Will Make Room For 500,000 Honeybees In New Agrivoltaic Project
The Texas-based agrivoltaic specialist Urban Grid has added beehives and flocks of lambs to its 65-megawatt Crystal Hill solar array in Halifax County, Virginia.
