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WEBINAR: Policy Approaches for Dual-use and AgriSolar Practices

In this webinar, Heidi Kolbeck-Urlacher from the the Center for Rural Affairs, Alexis Pascaris from Agrisolar Consulting, and Allison Jackson from the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center discuss policy approaches for dual-use and agrisolar practices.
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Agrisolar Policy Guide

The AgriSolar Policy Guide was designed to facilitate policy learning and innovation in the United States. The intention of this guide is not to advocate for certain initiatives, but to provide a central platform for education and engagement and to support policy innovation for better co-location.
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Policy Approaches for Dual-Use and Agrisolar Practices

This report provides decision makers and others an overview of policy approaches to combining solar with agriculture and offers considerations on how regulations can facilitate dual-use.
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WEBINAR: Innovative AgriSolar Design, a Round-table Discussion

Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse team for our webinar series with this round-table discussion featuring innovative solar designers Helical Solar, Sun Agri, Hyperion, Sandbox Solar, Solargik, RUTE Agrivoltaics, Soliculture, Stracker Solar, Taka Solar, and Sunstall!
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WATCH: AgriSolar Partnerships Bloom in Minnesota

Minnesota energy companies, solar developers, farmers, and chefs are partnering in innovative ways to grow food, renewable energy, and pollinator habitat all within the same piece of land. The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s (NCAT)…
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AgriSolar ‘Farm to Table’ Event Offers an Agrivoltaic Feast

In February of 2023, the AgriSolar Clearinghouse held an AgriSolar “Farm to Table” event  at Biosphere 2 in Tucson, Arizona, in conjunction with the GreenBiz23 conference. Similar to the AgriSolar Clearinghouse “Follow the Sun”…
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How Will ESG Requirements Influence Agricultural Photovoltaics?

Sunstall's Sunzaun product installed on a winery. By Helge Biernath, Sunstall Inc. I just attended the 2023 Solar Farm Summit, where I presented and spoke to the experts in the industry. One topic never came up: How will ESG (environmental,…
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VIDEO: How A Shepherd and Solar Developer Are Joining Forces to Grow Sheep, Clean Energy

The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s (NCAT) AgriSolar Clearinghouse today premiered its short film “The Solar Shepherd” during the 2023 Solar Farm Summit in Chicago. The film showcases a family-owned farm in central Massachusetts…
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Case Study: James River Grazing

Sheep grazing at the Mechanicsville site. By Anna Richmond-Mueller, NCAT Energy Analyst Located near Richmond, Virginia, the Mechanicsville solar park is one of the state’s first utility-scale solar sites. Covering over 220 acres, the…
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Webinar: Ecosystem Services of Solar-Pollinator Habitats

In this webinar, Lee Walston and Heidi Hartmann from Argonne National Laboratory discuss the ecosystem services of solar-pollinator habitats.  
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AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 4: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies – Solar Pollinator Habitat

Wondering how solar energy arrays can benefit pollinator health and habitat? Find out in this interesting podcast from our archives! This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT’s Energy Program Director and Manager of…
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A Fresh Look at Dual-use Solar in the Pacific Northwest

by Emily Griffith of Renewable NorthWest Renewable Northwest and a small workgroup are preparing an update to the 2019 report, Dual-Use Solar in the Pacific Northwest: A Way Forward, in response to the changing landscape of agrivoltaics…
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