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Fields and the Sun: Agricultural PV, an Opportunity for the Energy and the Farming Industry

May 12, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, clean power, Europe, intersolar, intersolar europe, press releases, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 09:00:03 +0000

The EU’s objectives are ambitious: The total solar energy deployment is to reach around 750 gigawatts by 2030. In this context, dual land use concepts, especially agricultural PV, are gaining importance. At Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, visitors will have the opportunity to see a … [continued]

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University Of Pennsylvania Leads Ivy League In Transition To Solar Power

March 23, 2024 admin aes, agrivoltaics, clean power, Pennsylvania, power purchase agreement, Solar energy, university of pennsylvania

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:45:24 +0000

A plan put in place 7 years ago is bringing solar energy to the University of Pennsylvania today, thanks to a PPA with AES.

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US Counties Are Blocking Renewable Energy For Themselves, But Not For Thee

March 7, 2024 admin agrivoltaics, clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act, Manufacturing, semiconductors, Solar energy, tennessee, us solar industry, us wind industry, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:36:44 +0000

A movement is afoot to block utility-scale renewable energy projects across the US, but new clean tech investments keep getting in the way.

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Agrivoltaics May Actually Be Good For Farms And Farmers. Who Knew?

February 29, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, argonne national labatory, clean power, nrel, Solar energy, solar farming

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:25:03 +0000

Research by Argonne National Lab and NREL shows that agrivoltaics can actually increase the number of pollinators on a farm.

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Insect Populations Flourish in the Restored Habitats of Solar Energy Facilities

January 29, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, argonne national laboratory, bees, bumblebees, clean power, enel green power, enel green power north america, Minnesota, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), pollinators, Solar energy, solar power plants, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:01:09 +0000

Two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land were restored with native plants. Argonne researchers observed pollinators thrive. Bumblebees buzz … [continued]

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Agrivoltaics In Action: Evidence Shows Solar Panels Nurture Habitats And Farms, Too

January 21, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaic, agrivoltaics, argonne national laboratory (anl), clean power, Energy, green economy, renewable energy, rural solar, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit 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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The POWER Interview: Agrivoltaics, and Connecting More Renewable Energy to the Grid

January 15, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, bluewave, climate change, Environmental, Farm, Farmers, Interview, kavita ravi, Massachusetts, news, Renewables, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:39:36 +0000

The farm-to-table movement has changed the way many people look at food. But these days the agriculture business can be more than just growing and harvesting vegetables and grains. Many […]

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Another New Twist On Agrivoltaics: Friendly Solar-Powered Farm Robots

December 3, 2023 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, carbon farming, clean power, EU, India, organic farming, regenerative agriculture, regenerative farming, Solar energy, solar panels, startups, sustainable farming, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:55:57 +0000

The field of agrivoltaics is rapidly evolving to include fleets of new autonomous, mobile solar powered robots that weed and analyze crops.

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Hoosiers To Lead Rural Solar Power Revolution

June 13, 2023 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, carbon farming, clean power, farming, green economy, indiana, industrial agriculture, largest solar farm, lightsource bp, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar farms, solar power plants, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:37:37 +0000

Indiana has been drifting around in the solar power doldrums, but it is poised to lead the transtition to agrivoltaics throughout the US agricultural industry.

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International Solar Alliance & United Nations Launch Solar Agriculture Irrigation Program

May 22, 2023 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, Benin, clean power, democratic republic of congo, Mali, Niger, republic of sudan, senegal, Solar energy, South Sudan, togo, tuvalu, Uganda, United Nations, united nations development program

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 17:10:46 +0000

Solar plus agriculture has been one of my kicks lately. It’s a combo made in heaven, and we should see much more of it in the coming decade. I recently conducted a whole podcast on the topic that, if you haven’t listened to it yet, I highly recommend: We’ve got more news on the solar […]