Solar Panels Meet Saffron In New Agrivoltaic Project
A new agrivoltaic project aims to enlist bifacial solar panels and saffron in the effort to save small farms with new specialty crops.
A new agrivoltaic project aims to enlist bifacial solar panels and saffron in the effort to save small farms with new specialty crops.
Rural solar advocates are punching back against the opposition with a new alliance between conservation, agriculture, and environmental organizations.
Agrivoltaics beats fossil fuels with a bottom line case for farmers to install solar panels on their land.
Private investors, public funding, and agrivoltaics are all converging on regenerative agriculture like a thousand points of light.
“The size of the farm and the number of farms that exist are associated with key environmental and social outcomes.”
Solar energy is critical to almost all forms of farming. As we learn as kids, sunshine is a critical ingredient to plant growth. But what about the combination of solar power — solar PV power — and farming? For the most part, this combo has always tickled people’s interest and … [continued]
A Floating Farm in Rotterdam is teaching farmers how to grow food in a sustainable way without using any arable land.
Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office FOA number: DE-FOA-002697 Link to apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $8 million On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) funding opportunity, which will award $8 million in funding for projects … [continued]
Electrifying One Medium-Sized Tractor in California Reduces Carbon Emissions by as Much as Replacing 45 Cars with EVs
If you spend any time grocery shopping, you have probably noticed a proliferation of product labels — organic, keto, vegan, “made with whole grains,” and more. Some of these labels have strict standards, some do not.