Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:44:00 +0000
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.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:20:47 +0000
The USDA has just launched a new, $7.3 billion round of funding for clean energy projects, to be spearheaded by rural electric cooperatives.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:45:17 +0000
Farmers in France can apply for free sheds with rooftop solar panels from the UK firm Octopus, which also has a strong foothold in Texas.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 17:15:17 +0000
Agrivoltaic arrays can help preserve pollinators and other insect populations, benefiting biodiversity and nearby crops as well.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 03:12:02 +0000
Haters gonna hate, but the agrivoltaics movement is gaining momentum as new evidence shows that solar panels benefit habitats and crops, too.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:10:00 +0000
Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations designed to support agriculture across the European Union (EU) received a boost in late October. BayWa r.e., a major Germany-based renewable energy developer, announced it
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:15:31 +0000
Private investors, public funding, and agrivoltaics are all converging on regenerative agriculture like a thousand points of light.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:05:05 +0000
A futuristic new building in Denver, Colorado, will host a rooftop solar array that supports urban agriculture in the emerging field of rooftop agrivoltaics.
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:07:12 +0000
An independent power producer (IPP) formed earlier this year and backed by a leading global renewable energy investment firm announced it will build what is expected to be the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in Europe. Rezolv Energy on Nov. 4 said it had acquired the rights to build and operate a 1,044-MW solar PV […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 15:20:07 +0000
If Guinness really is good for you, a new pilot project involving regenerative agriculture on 40 barley farms in Ireland could make it even better.