Energizing the Monarch Butterfly Migration
By Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago, Energy Resources Center - Sustainable Landscapes Program
The iconic monarch butterfly faces numerous threats in its migration across North America. Habitat loss, invasive species, pesticide use…
Harvesting the Sun, the Agrisolar Short Film, is Available Now!
Across the country, farmers, landowners, researchers, and solar companies are working together to harvest the sun twice: once with crops, honey, pollinators, and forage for grazing animals, and again with solar panels. This co-location…
Case Study: Alaska Agrivoltaics
Southcentral Alaska is home to the state’s first agrivoltaics project, a study that aims to uncover the best practices for harvesting from both land and sun. The research team will monitor both farmed crops and native berry plants that grow between the rows of panels at an operational solar PV array. The solar array is situated in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, where the majority of Alaska’s farmland is located.
Solar and Crops: Explained
In this explainer video, AgriSolar Clearinghouse Director Stacie Peterson offers up five things to know about agrisolar and crops.
Solar Grazing: Explained
In this explainer video, AgriSolar Clearinghouse Director Stacie Peterson offers up five things to know about agrisolar and grazing.
Solar Pollinator Habitat and Beekeeping: Explained
In this explainer video, AgriSolar Clearinghouse Director Stacie Peterson offers up five things to know about agrisolar and pollinator habitat and beekeeping.
Fact Sheet: Making the Case for Crops + Solar
By Stacie Peterson, PhD, NCAT; and Heidi Kolbeck-Urlacher, Center for Rural AffairsMarch 2024
Agrisolar practices, also called agrivoltaics, are the co-location of agriculture and solar within the landscape. They include solar co-located…
Agrisolar Short Film Coming Soon- Watch the Trailer Now!
Coming February 27th: The Agrisolar Short Film Harvesting the Sun!
Fact Sheet: Financial Considerations for Developing an Agrivoltaic System
By Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Centerat Jack's Solar Garden
Compared to conventional solar energy developments, agrivoltaic systems may have different capital expenditures, cash flows, and risk impacts for a solar asset owner. Discussed…
Renewable Energy in Rural America: Frequently Asked Questions
This fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Energy is meant to provide background information for frequently asked questions regarding solar in rural America.
AgriVoltaics 2024 Student Design Competition
January 29, 2024
Students interested in the creative and holistic design and development of agrivoltaic systems that combine the use of solar photovoltaic power on agricultural lands are being encouraged to "Solve This Challenge"…
How Agrisolar Helped the Cows Come Home to One Northeast Farm
For more than 150 years, Knowlton Family Farms in Grafton, Massachusetts, has been a family-owned operation. It has grown and shrunk over the years, and now it is back in a period of expansion thanks to combining solar-energy production with…