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Cranberries grown under solar panels

After slow start, Massachusetts sees more interest in incentives to mix solar with farming

by Sarah Shemkus November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

A program for projects that blend solar energy and agricultural production shows signs of finally gaining momentum.

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

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Oregon company borrows concept from iconic bridges for elevated solar arrays

by Emma Foehringer Merchant November 9, 2022November 8, 2022

Tomatoes growing with solar panels in the background.

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Cool tomatoes? Agrivoltaics could help California crop, if the economics pan out

by Kari Lydersen October 25, 2022October 24, 2022

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) environmental engineering undergraduate Abigail Brown rakes soil over flower seeds at what will be the pollinator habitat at the Photovoltaic Central Array Testing Site on NREL’s South Table Mountain campus.

Solar panels and crops can coexist, but more study needed on how and where

by Kari Lydersen October 17, 2022October 14, 2022

A flock of sheep graze at a Maine solar farm.

Maine farms could be ideal match for solar agrivoltaics, but more funding needed first

by Annie Ropeik October 10, 2022October 6, 2022