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…
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.
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…
Solar energy developers and farmers in the Haute-Saône department of France have collaborated with installing solar panels onto farmlands on Oct. 12.
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has been given a permit to build a project in the Netherlands that plans to combine solar power with farming, in the latest example of how renewables and agriculture can potentially dovetail with one another.
Kominek’s farm, rebranded as Jack’s Solar Garden (Jack is his grandfather’s name), is part of a burgeoning industry known as agrivoltaics. It’s a relatively new field of research and Kominek’s farm is one of only about a dozen in the United States known to be experimenting with it.
Hey Laramigos! Join ARE for a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the City of Laramie’s new solar installation at the Laramie Fire Department Station #3 on Friday, November 4th at 10am. The ribbon cutting celebrates another municipal 25kW solar array and a new ChargePoint EV Charger. This event is open Read more…
A new report suggests that the Inflation Reduction Act could be even bigger than Congress thinks.
The Alliance for Renewable Energy is partnering with the University of Wyoming Sustainability Coalition for the 2022 Solar Fest on October 8th from 11:30-2:00 p.m. located at Simpson’s Plaza. Come join us for live music powered by solar energy! Other partners include The Big Event and Associated Students of the Read more…
The Alliance for Renewable Energy of Laramie (ARE) led the Second Annual Laramie Solar Tour on Saturday, Oct. 1st, to educate Laramie citizens on the power and potential of solar energy. “Our goal with the Solar Tour is really to educate members of the public and inspire them to do Read more…