Rural Solar Opponents About To Face Tsunami Of PV
Rural solar advocates are punching back against the opposition with a new alliance between conservation, agriculture, and environmental organizations.
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The Unstoppable Force Of Agrivoltaics, Now With Tiltable Solar Panels
Researchers at Purdue University have patented an agrivoltaic array with solar panels that tilt for farm equipment to pass through.
Army Of Butterflies To Win Solar Farm Wars, Despite Opposition
With solar farms, the US agriculture industry once again demonstrates its ability to embrace new technologies and practices.
Australia’s Largest Solar Farm To Create 400 Jobs For South West Queensland
France-based renewable energy developer Neoen signed a 352 MWp power purchase agreement related to a solar farm with CleanCo of Queensland, Australia.
Shrimp, Fish, & Solar: A Recipe For Success
Fraunhofer ISE is leading experiments that combine solar power with aquaculture along the Mekong River in southern Vietnam. Many shrimp and fish farms cover their operations with greenhouse-like structures to keep contaminants out of the water. Fruahofer is turning those greenhouses into solar energy farms in a process known as SHRIMPS, a catchy acronym that stands for the convoluted and overly complex title “Solar-Aquaculture Habitats as Resource Efficient and Integrated Multilayer Production Systems.”
Dale Vince, Eco Warrior: Part 3, Journey Into The Future
Dale Vince, the founder and Managing Director of Ecotricity, gave this interview on 16th November 2017, and I am very pleased to present the third part of it here.
Kentucky Coal Company Plans To Build State’s Largest Solar Farm
Berkeley Energy, a coal company in eastern Kentucky, says it is planning to build the largest solar farm in Appalachia on land reclaimed after strip mining operations were completed.
Pakistan Solar Park Plugs In 100 MW To Grid
Originally published on Solar Love. With the first phase of a 1 gigawatt (GW) solar PV park recently connected to the national grid of Pakistan, 100 MW of solar power capacity is now supplying the country with clean electricity. Not content to sit back and relax, phase two of Pakistan’s enterprising … [continued]
UK’s Biggest Solar Farm Now Connected To Grid
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The biggest solar farm in the UK, a 46 MW solar farm called Landmead, is now connected to the UK’s National Grid in East Hanney. The project can power 14,000 average British homes. The site was previously used for grazing sheep… and it will continue to … [continued]
Solarcentury Set To Build Holistic Solar Farm
Over the years, there have been several attempts to build extra-environmentally friendly solar farms, incorporating traditional farming with its 21st century cousins — sheep and free-range poultry ranging in between and underneath solar panels, grazing and generally keeping things tidy. In the same tradition as these farms, Primrose Solar has … [continued]
