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Harvest the Sun — Twice

Pollinator plants growing among solar arrays. Photo: NCAT By Brian Naughton, Co-Founder Circle Two, LLC. This article was first published in the NM Healthy Soil blog. The sun provides abundant energy here in New Mexico, something…
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Getting Started with Agrisolar – Tutorial

This tutorial will help you step through the initial decisions to start an agrisolar project. The first few slides of this tutorial provide a background on agrisolar. The remaining slides allow you to choose your path into agrisolar.
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New Mexico’s Chile Crop Is Hot on Agrivoltaics 

New Mexico has tremendous potential in solar energy production thanks to its consistently sunny weather and high levels of solar irradiance. Presently, the state's solar market holds a value of $3.2 billion with significant room for expansion. As stakeholders express increasing interest, they are discovering a trend observed in several other states: some of the most favorable locations for extensive solar developments are within agricultural production fields. The concept of integrating photovoltaic (PV) panels into these fields, known as agrivoltaics, has gathered attention and investment.
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Case Study: University of Delaware Agrisolar Research 

As we strive for climate change solutions, competition over land for food production or clean energy production is an emerging challenge to address this challenge, demonstrations of systems that produce energy and food on the same land are…
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Case Study: Hawai’i Agriculture Research Center

Crops growing under solar panels at the Hawai’i Agriculture Research Center.  By Anna Adair, NCAT Energy Program Assistant   In Mililani, Hawai’i, a one-acre agrivoltaic research and development site run by the…
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North Metro TV Features AgriSolar Farm to Table Event

Thanks to NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse and its partners, people across the country are enjoying local food produced underneath solar panels. The most recent farm to table event, held in partnership with Big River Farms at Connexus Energy,…
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Grants Available for Projects Showcasing Agrivoltaics in Colorado 

PRESS RELEASE Colorado Department of Agriculture   October 3, 2023  Solar Sampler attendees at Jack’s Solar Garden.  To help demonstrate one of the many ways agriculture can contribute to addressing the…
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Responses Requested for First-Ever National Solar Grazing Census 

Sheep grazing at Brookfield agrisolar site. Photo: AgriSolar Clearinghouse  By Alyssa Andrew and Greg Plotkin  As solar development around the nation continues to accelerate, opportunities for farmers to graze livestock on solar…
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Case Study: Colorado State University Rooftop Agrivoltaics 

A variety of chile pepper plants grow under solar panels on the roof of Colorado State University Spur campus. Written for the AgriSolar Clearinghouse by Allison Jackson, Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center Sitting atop the brand-new…
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Chiktopia: Solar Grazing with Automated Chicken Coops 

By Allen Puckett, NCAT Technical Writer  August 2023  In Ballground, Georgia, Jeffrey Whitmire and Chris Ayers, owners and operators of Chiktopia, are making use of an innovative solar technology that allows them to automate…
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Battlefield Lavender Farm: Solar Powered Processing

By Chris Lent, NCAT Agriculture Specialist The concept of agrisolar—the use of land for solar electric and agricultural production—is becoming a popular idea. It captivates the imagination to think of the many ways we can use a limited land base to produce...
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Solar Grazing in Kentucky 

By Allen Puckett, NCAT Technical Writer In Harrodsburg, Kentucky, a flock of sheep is successfully grazing on a solar array at the E.W. Brown Farm, thanks to a collaboration between Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill and LG&E. This operation…
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