Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:38:04 +0000
Solar researchers have uncovered some tantalizing clues about the impact of agrivoltaic projects on the health and grazing habits of sheep, leading to a connection with improvements in wool quality.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:26:33 +0000
If large-scale solar projects can allow for the continued use of their land for agricultural production, 70% of US farmers are open to the idea of solar developments on their farmland, according to the results of a new survey from the Solar and Storage Industries Institute. The survey, which sought … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:51:23 +0000
The sun’s energy is becoming a popular renewable source for everyday power. To meet increasing demand, thousands of acres of solar farms are expected to be developed over the next few decades. Co-locating arrays and agriculture on the same land — known as “agrivoltaics” — can create pollinator habitats in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit 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: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:13:41 +0000
The US solar developer BlueWave has launched a suite of five agrivoltaics projects in Massachusetts, including a community solar angle that benefits local ratepayers as well as farmers.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:06:38 +0000
BlueWave, a solar power developer and owner in the U.S. Northeast, announced five projects across Massachusetts that incorporate the company’s innovative dual-use solar design and operate under the Solar Massachusetts […]
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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:19:36 +0000
Combining farming and solar power increase the productivity of land and earns farmers more money per acre.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:11:13 +0000
Microsoft and Pivot Energy have joined forces to pump up to 500 megawatts into the rapidly expanding community solar market.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 03:00:29 +0000
Farmworker Appreciation Day is a celebration of the men and women whose labor feeds America, sustains our global leadership in agricultural exports, and produces many of the fuels and materials that are driving our transition to a clean energy economy. At the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), … [continued]
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