Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:25:03 +0000
A massive new 1.3 gigawatt solar power plant will feature thousands of acres of restored native grasslands while conserving water and reducing agricultural chemicals near a wildlife preserve.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 04:57:00 +0000
Agrivoltaics have been all the rage this year, and perhaps they’re raging nowhere more than in Italy. Italy just recently held its first ever tender for agrivoltaics, and it was a big one! Bel Paese awarded contracts for 1.5 gigawatts of agrivoltaics solar projects within its borders. That’s spread across … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:55:22 +0000
It’s time to catch up on the most interesting and most exciting cleantech stories of the past week. As it turns out, some of the top stories were also top stories in other recent weeks. But that’s just how big these stories are. There are several new stories as well, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:15:20 +0000
Space-saving bifiacial PV technology is a new addition to the dual-use agrivoltaic movement, which enables farmers to continue working their land while realizing income from solar projects.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:36:09 +0000
A law in Michigan designed to speed up the permitting process for renewable energy is facing strong opposition from local communities.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:30:00 +0000
A climate action consortium in Massachusetts deployed renewable energy credits to support a new 208-megawatt solar project in Texas.
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Read moreCredit 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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