Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:17:44 +0000
Agrivoltaics — putting solar panels and crops on the same piece of land — can increase yields, conserve water, and increase farm incomes.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:15:28 +0000
Researchers in Belgium are preparing to market rooftop solar-activated panels that produce hydrogen gas instead of electricity.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:30:36 +0000
Vineyards in Spain are piloting a test of solar panels with an advanced “smart” tracking system get more bang for the agrivoltaics buck.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:00:53 +0000
The tiny island nation of Barbados could wield a big green hydrogen stick while demonstrating that energy and food security can coexist.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:56:46 +0000
Growing Plants, Power, and Partnerships Through Agrivoltaics: Solar and Agriculture Pair Well Together, Thanks to Planning and Cooperation It is hard to find a flock of sheep nestled under an array of solar panels. “Sheep are late risers. You won’t hear them when you enter the site for an early morning walk. What you hear […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:50:26 +0000
Agrivoltaics can help solve a trifecta of issues impacting agriculture in the US and elsewhere: energy, revenue, and water.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 23:40:08 +0000
Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office FOA number: DE-FOA-002697 Link to apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $8 million On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) funding opportunity, which will award $8 million in funding for projects that examine how agrivoltaics can […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:20:54 +0000
A new 70-megawatt solar power and regenerative agriculture project could help propel Tennessee into the renewable energy big leagues.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:51:00 +0000
California puts a new twist on the new field of agrivoltaics, with an ambitious plan for covering irrigation canals with solar canopies
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:00:12 +0000
More research dollars will go to promote the US solar energy industry, pounding yet another nail into the coal coffin and hitting natural gas, too