“Hydrogen House” Deploys Rooftop Solar Panels, But Don’t Call Them Solar Panels

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:15:28 +0000

rooftop solar green hydrogen SolhydResearchers in Belgium are preparing to market rooftop solar-activated panels that produce hydrogen gas instead of electricity.

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Solar Panels Create Micro-Climate To Save Vineyards In Spain

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:30:36 +0000

solar panels agrivoltaic regenerative wine grapesVineyards in Spain are piloting a test of solar panels with an advanced “smart” tracking system get more bang for the agrivoltaics buck.

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Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Barbados Seeks Green Hydrogen With Sheep, Too

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:00:53 +0000

green hydrogen agrivoltaics Barbados solar powerThe tiny island nation of Barbados could wield a big green hydrogen stick while demonstrating that energy and food security can coexist.

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Agrivoltaics: Growing Plants, Power, & Partnerships

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:56:46 +0000

Growing Plants, Power, and Partnerships Through Agrivoltaics: Solar and Agriculture Pair Well Together, Thanks to Planning and Cooperation It is hard to find a flock of sheep nestled under an array of solar panels. “Sheep are late risers. You won’t hear them when you enter the site for an early morning walk. What you hear […]

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The Agrivoltaics Plot Thickens: Energy Crisis, Farm Crisis, & Water Crisis All In Play

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:50:26 +0000

agrivoltaics solar panels agriculture NRELAgrivoltaics can help solve a trifecta of issues impacting agriculture in the US and elsewhere: energy, revenue, and water.

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Funding Notice: Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS)

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 23:40:08 +0000

Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office FOA number: DE-FOA-002697 Link to apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $8 million On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) funding opportunity, which will award $8 million in funding for projects that examine how agrivoltaics can […]

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Volunteer State (Finally) Discovers Solar Power — With A Regenerative Twist

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:20:54 +0000

solar power regenerative agriculture Silicon RanchA new 70-megawatt solar power and regenerative agriculture project could help propel Tennessee into the renewable energy big leagues.

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Mother Of All Agrivoltaics Projects Will Link Solar Canopies, Irrigation Canals

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:51:00 +0000

agrivoltaices water energy project nexus solar California canalsCalifornia puts a new twist on the new field of agrivoltaics, with an ambitious plan for covering irrigation canals with solar canopies

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