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Finding Middle Ground in the Solar Debate with Agrivoltaics 

New irrigation tech helps reduce water use in agrivoltaics

Spanish researchers found that combining agrivoltaics with regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) can cut tomato irrigation water use by about 50%, while improving land-use efficiency...

Tracker-based agrivoltaics turn fields into wind-safe zones

Cornell University researchers demonstrated that tracking solar panels in agrivoltaic systems can protect crops from wind damage while allowing airflow, outperforming traditional s...

Agrivoltaics maintain or enhance forage quality, study finds

Researchers have analyzed the biomass and nutritional value of grasses and legumes for grazing dairy cattle, growing in agrivoltaics fields. The results showed that forage quality...

Solar & Farming Can Share Land, But The Details Matter

Agrivoltaics has become one of those ideas that is simple enough to fit on a social media tile and complex enough to be mangled by one. The image that prompted this discussion show...

Silicon Ranch launches CattleTracker agrivoltaics platform

Christina Solar Ranch marks first commercial integration of cattle production with solar energy generation.

Agrivoltaics Can Save US Farmers In More Ways Than One

A new study deploys computational fluid dynamic models to describe how the solar panels in agrivoltaic systems can reduce wind damage and soil loss, outperforming natural windbreak...

How much agrivoltaic shading is enough

Spanish researchers found that semi-transparent silicon PV greenhouses boosted tomato fruit weight by 25% while generating 726.8 kWh over two seasons, outperforming cadmium telluri...

Assessment of Nigeria’s agrivoltaic potential identifies northern states as optimal areas

A geospatial assessment of agrivoltaic potential in Nigeria finds greatest opportunity in the country’s northern regions with plentiful cropland, high solar irradiance and low elec...

How to electrify greenhouses with semi-transparent PV, heat pumps

Researchers in Canada found that 69%-transparent crystalline silicon semitransparent PV modules can improve tomato greenhouse yields by up to 38% while maintaining healthy plant gr...

European Energy starts Sicily agrivoltaic project

European Energy starts Sicily agrivoltaic project

Elgin announces co-development of €35 million agrivoltaic plant

Elgin and Geostudio Group has announced the co-development of a new solar project in Sicily, with a total capacity of over 72 MW and an estimated construction cost of €35 million.

Plug-and-play control framework for adjusting panel tilt in agrivoltaics

A Cornell University research team developed a control framework that simultaneously considers past and future conditions when determining solar panel tilt angle. The researchers t...

Pilot initiative to test transparent solar films in West Africa

UK company NextGen Nano has announced plans for a pilot agrivoltaics initiative in West Africa using its PolyPowerâ„¢ transparent organic solar film technology. The pilot project i...

Chaberton Energy seeks farmers for agrivoltaic projects in Maryland

Community solar company Chaberton Energy is hoping to engage Maryland farmers to co-locate agricultural activities on PV project sites. Chaberton is issuing two requests for propos...

European Energy begins construction on Italy’s largest agrivoltaic project

European Energy has started construction on a 225.5 MW agrivoltaic project near Vizzini, Sicily, following an FID exceeding €200 million.

A 10-year solar project in California aims to 'harvest the sun'

The Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan delivers economic value to growers, local governments and residents. (Map by Binh Nguyen, Canary Media )Directors of the largest agricultural w...

Hybrid tidal-photovoltaic system for modular renewables deployment in estuarine channels

Researchers in Brazil have developed and simulated a hybrid tidal–PV floating farm concept for estuarine channels, analyzing wake effects, turbine spacing and hybrid energy trade-o...

New metric assesses innovation readiness in agrivoltaics

A study from Türkiye has introduced the Agrivoltaic Innovation Index (AII), a composite scientometric tool designed to assess innovation readiness in agrivoltaics beyond traditiona...

This solar farm lets cattle roam under moving panels

Silicon Ranch has brought something online commercially that you don’t see every day: a utility-scale solar farm where cattle graze under moving panels. more…

GreenGo obtains approval for agrivoltaic project in Italy

GreenGo has obtained the single regional authorisation for ‘Canalicchi’, an agrivoltaic project located in Italy.

Farmers Are Choosing Solar to Maintain their Farms. Localities Shouldn’t Take Away That Choice.

America’s family farmers are facing mounting challenges. Input costs like fertilizer and diesel are going up while international markets recede and commodity prices crater. Despite...

Minnesota solar farm produces electricity – plus kale and radishes

At the Big Lake solar installation, farmers grow crops between rows of solar panels. The post Minnesota solar farm produces electricity – plus kale and radishes appeared first on...

Verdian acquires Sicily agrivoltaic solar portfolio

Verdian acquires Sicily agrivoltaic solar portfolio