November 21, 2024

agrivoltaics

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NJ Farmers See Economic Benefit in Dual-use Solar Plan
The dual-use solar pilot program could help provide a much needed revenue flow for New Jersey's struggling farms, proponents say.
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New Jersey Plans Dual-Use Solar Pilot Launch for mid-2024
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities has released its agrivoltaics proposal, designed to incentivize 200 MW of capacity in a three-year pilot program.
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Wash. Allocates Millions from Cap-and-Trade Fund
A pumped storage site, solar farms and agrivoltaic ventures are among the projects receiving funding from the state's cap-and-trade fund.
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NJ’s $2M Agrivoltaics Study Advances
A more than $2 million New Jersey study that will look at whether crops and cows can thrive next to bifacial vertical and rotating solar panels is moving ahead.
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Hearing Shows Solar Conflict in Sun-soaked Eastern Wash.
A proposed massive solar farm is stirring controversy in southeastern Washington, pitting farmers and unions against local officials and the region’s GOP.
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NY Scorecard Makes Way for Utility-scale Agrivoltaics
NYSERDA has expanded its Smart Solar Siting Scorecard to a point-based system for incentivizing Tier 1 project development with agrivoltaic strategies.
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‘Strength of Sunshine’ Brings Solar Projects to Wash. County
Solar farms are set to proliferate in sun-soaked Yakima County in central Washington.
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177-MW Morris Ridge Project Builds Buzz for Solar Beekeeping
A study of solar and agriculture at the 177-MW Morris Ridge project offers some key takeaways on beekeeping for utility-scale developers.
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Developer: Maine Has ‘Golden Opportunity’ to Demo Voluntary Dual-use Solar
Strategic farm plans for solar could encourage farmers in Maine to take on some risk, BlueWave’s Drew Pierson told the Agricultural Solar Stakeholder Group.
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Overheard at REV2021: Cattle, Crops, Bees Trend in Agrivoltaics
Beekeeping, crops and cattle grazing represent opportunities for agrivoltaics, panelists at the annual Renewable Energy Vermont conference said.

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