Harnessing the power of agrivoltaics: the future of sustainable land use
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, IEA PVPS provides a comprehensive overview of the recently released edition of the “Dual Land Use for Agriculture and Solar Power Production: Overview and Performance of Agrivoltaic Systems” report. The 91-page handbook was developed by IEA PVPS Task 13.
Solar grazing supports healthier soil, food for sheep, study finds
Solar sheep grazing helps to create a beneficial dual-use environment, found American Solar Grazing Association in a two-year study conducted at 31 different solar sites.
How renewable energy projects can enhance ecosystems
On this Earth Day consider how by integrating ecological principles into the full value chain of renewable energy deployment we can create systems that restore and enhance natural processes while generating the clean power that society and the Earth deserve.
Bill to build out agrivoltaics in Oklahoma advances
With Oklahoma’s sudden surge in solar development, the House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at bringing harmony between renewable energy and the state’s farms and ranches.
Federal funding supports small New England brewery in clean energy efforts
A Rural Energy for America Program grant helped a New England brewery become energy independent, yet future funding for similar projects remains uncertain.
The evolution of solar mounting systems for modern installations
Will White, solar application specialist at Fluke Corporation, focuses on the important qualities of today’s mounting and racking systems in solar installations.
Utility-scale solar and storage developer Silicon Ranch secures $500 million from AIP
The investment in the developer, owner and operator of solar and storage assets s AIP’s second renewables investment and its first in North America.
Examining the definition of agrivoltaics
An expansive definition of agricultural dual-use must not exclude ecosystem benefits.
Solar and farming in New York: Conflict or co-benefit?
A Cornell study examines issues in land use, farming economics and renewable energy goals in New York state.
Cadmium telluride vs. crystalline silicon in agrivoltaics
Researchers in Canada compared strawberry growth under uniform illumination from semi-transparent thin-film cadmium telluride panels and non-uniform illumination from semi-transparent crystalline silicon modules.
