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Solar on Warehouses
Solar power is getting cheaper and more efficient all the time, and America should take advantage of untapped solar energy opportunities, including the billions of square feet of warehouse rooftops across the country.
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A Toyota EV drove 1,200 miles without stopping to charge thanks to electric roads with wireless charging
Electreon, an Israeli startup founded in 2013, is developing electric roadways that can charge moving vehicles wirelessly, potentially eliminating the need for lengthy pit stops or plugging in. To demonstrate the tech’s potential, Electreon drove an electric Toyota for 1,207 miles straight on a test track that had its wireless Read more…
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UW Solar Decathlon House Near Lander Scoring Near Top
A University of Wyoming student team’s entry so far is scoring near the top in an international competition to design zero-energy buildings. The solar-powered home in the foothills of Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains is part of the 2023 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 20th annual Solar Decathlon Build Challenge. A Read more…
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Wyoming REAP Webinar
On Feb. 15, the Alliance for Renewable Energy teamed up with the Wyoming solar installation company, Creative Energies, to host a webinar on the newly expanded Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that provides grants to rural small businesses and agricultural producers for renewable Read more…
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2022 MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit Recordings
The 2022 MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit was a unique opportunity for over 380 mountain community stakeholders to meet, collaborate, learn and accelerate their action on climate. In case you missed it, or want to watch any of the sessions again, many of the recordings and presentations and up on their website now.
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Laramie Fire Station 3 Completed 25kW Solar Project
Back in December last year, Laramie Fire Station 3 announced that it will generate its own clean, renewable power thanks to a funding award from Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program participants. The $39,465 funding was used to support the installation of a 25kW solar array and an electric vehicle charging station in Read more…
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Agrivoltaics: opportunities for agriculture and the energy transition
Climate change is making itself felt around the world and the agricultural sector in particular is feeling its immediate effects. This is why we need to take action now, realize the opportunities of research, and design climate protection measures so that food security and a sustainable supply of energy go Read more…
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Benefits of managed sheep grazing on solar photovoltaic sites
This presentation from Temple University shows the benefits of grazing sheep on solar sites. Benefits include dual income for farmers, vegetation management, soil health improvement, and carbon sequestration.
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New solar canopy for agrivoltaics from France
French solar company TSE has developed an agrivoltaic rotating canopy that allows large agricultural machinery to move under the panels. The solution consists of a rotating structure that can host bifacial solar modules at a height of more than 5.5 meters, with a four-post structure measuring 27 m x 11 Read more…
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Video: French farmers experiment with solar panels and farming
Solar energy developers and farmers in the Haute-Saône department of France have collaborated with installing solar panels onto farmlands on Oct. 12.