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Agrivoltaic solar tracker uses cables instead of buried steel

Rute Suntracker system, designed for utility-scale, high clearance solar, may reduce steel use by 30%.

BayWa r.e. optimizes business model for agrivoltaics

BayWa r.e. has begun optimizing its sheep count while experimenting with shepherd partnership business models.

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Strategies to maximize clean energy development while being good land stewards

SEIA white paper lays out framework for engaging with communities and minimizing impacts of solar siting.

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Study shows that Nextracker’s machine learning software improves solar plant output

The software’s algorithms were found to boost output by leveraging Nextracker’s independent-row tracking system.

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Sunrise brief: Are we educating enough power system engineers for the renewables transition?

Also on the rise: Fluke unveils the Solar Multifunction Tester 1000 at RE+ in Anaheim. Solar tariffs caused a year of uncertainty–could a U.S. solar supply chain help? And more.

Model to assess microclimates in vertical agrivoltaic systems

Swedish researchers have developed a model to analyze the microclimate parameters of a vertically mounted agrivoltaic system. They validated their model by comparing its estimations with measurements of solar irradiance, PV module temperature, and ground temperature.

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Sunrise brief: Agrivoltaics co-locates solar and agriculture, yielding mutual benefit

Also on the rise: Bi-directional charging approved for Nissan LEAF in the U.S.  PVH to open solar tracker manufacturing plant in Texas. And more.

Agrivoltaics: Co-locating solar and agriculture yields mutual benefits

National labs and universities are exploring the synergies of co-locating solar with cattle or sheep, crops, pollinator-friendly native plants, soil rehabilitation and other ecosystem services.

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Amp Energy closes $155 million in financing for solar-plus-storage portfolio

A 61 MW community solar portfolio is financed by KeyBank leading the construction and term debt and U.S. Bank investing in the tax equity of the portfolio.

Sunrise brief: EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines out of the water

Also on the rise: Sheep to manage vegetation at solar project in Colorado. Renewables expected to generate 22% of US electricity this year. And more.

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