@delwynd.bsky.socialMore research on crops beneath #SolarPanels, this time in #Canada with organic green bush beans
Looks like there will be tradeoffs as the best crop performance with blue spectrum film would see considerably less revenue generated from the panels
#agsky #agrivoltaics #renewables #energysky #organics
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@commercialsolarguy.comA example from #France where #agrivoltaics protected #maize from an overly hot & dry summer. Research says 19% ‘more’ than control - but I wanna know what crop was like in previous years!
@sol-meridian.bsky.socialSolar Sovereignty in the Mojave
The Sonoran Desert is becoming a laboratory for ecological development. Stand above the borderlands at night and see two constellations—stars above, towns and solar farms below.
@altenergy.bsky.socialThis is a great use of the water surface, but you can actually farm on land where there are solar panels. #agrivoltaics
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@petethehawkeye.bsky.socialThere is no need to stop farming or grazing on land with solar panels. It's called #Agrivoltaics and it is working quite well all over the world.
@corenewable.bsky.socialThere's another public tour of Jack's Solar Garden in #Longmont tomorrow. Join hosts from the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center (CALC) to learn more about the science and story of #agrivoltaics. Don't miss your chance to walk under a solar array!
@petethehawkeye.bsky.socialSince solar panels are now upwards of 22% efficiency (vs 6% when the first panels were manufactured) it is viable in many latitudes. #Agrivoltaics plus hundreds of thousands of parking lots and warehouse rooftops. Also home rooftops like mine!
@kevinleecaster.bsky.socialResearch and reporting by Appalachian Voices found that PV Power Plant operators can reduce their OPEX costs by hiring local sheep herders. That has helped this young Tennessean become a full-time farmer.
#EnergySky #Agrivoltaics
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@jimballcht.bsky.socialI think Dolly Parton would approve of sheep agrivoltaics helping a young TN farmer go full time. A big win-win. #climateaction #agrivoltaics #DollyParton
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@tomsonline.bsky.socialUnexpected results, but by design.
#solar #agrivoltaics #california #mojavedesert #milkvetch
@corenewable.bsky.socialCome find out what's happening at Jack's Solar Garden during their next Public Tour on September 19th! Guides will walk you through the science and story of #agrivoltaics at the nation’s largest agrivoltaic research site in #Longmont.
@matochklimat.nuSolar panels on agricultural land?
Yes, #Agrivoltaics and #Ecovoltaics are becoming increasingly important for combining solar parks with agriculture and natural values!
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@commercialsolarguy.com2 GW is a lot of capacity
‘747 projects…first agrivoltaic program, €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion)…363 projects >1 MW, combined capacity of 1.76 GW…384 projects <1 MW, 253 MW…subsidies covering <40% of eligible costs…guaranteed purchase price for net electricity supplied to grid’
@petethehawkeye.bsky.socialNo one is saying the parking lots with solar thing is bad. #Agrivoltaics provides farmers/ranchers with another revenue source, and does not take away usable land, but in many cases enhances it. www.linkedin.com/company/enco...
@riptide360.bsky.socialSo install more. Getting rid of Trump's tariffs on Chinese Solar would help Puerto Rico. Requiring all new re-roofing to add panels, looking at #Agrivoltaics, and passing balcony solar panel wall legislation will help. www.canarymedia.com/articles/bal...