Credit 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.
The post The Killer Combo Of Agrivoltaics & Community Solar Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:45:06 +0000
Rural solar power projects are under fire from nonprofit organizations with an interest in protecting the fossil energy industry.
The post Exploding Homes & Forever Fires: What Rural Solar Power Critics Want You To Forget appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:40:29 +0000
Another headache for rural solar opponents: the new Maximo AI-enabled robot is designed to slice half the cost and half the time from solar farm construction.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:37:17 +0000
Renewable energy developers are facing more community opposition fueled by fossil energy stakeholders, but help is on the way.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:25:22 +0000
So much electricity! Solar industry stakeholders are prepping for the next wave of community solar development spurred by an assist from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act along with lower costs, agrivoltaic opportunities, and financial benefits for property owners.
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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.
The post Pssst, Want A Free Shed With Rooftop Solar Panels? Octopus Has Your Number appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:31:48 +0000
A leading solar developer is deploying agrivoltaics to help scale up production of the perennial grain Kernza in the US.
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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.
The post Agrivoltaics In Action: Evidence Shows Solar Panels Nurture Habitats And Farms, Too appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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