An acre producing 80% crop yield and 50% solar output delivers 130% productivity. The same plot of land will be 30% more productive when crops and solar are combined—a game-changing proposition for farmers seeking economic sustainability. #AgPV #EnergySky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/20/c...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/20/c...
California farmers expand revenue with vertical solar, strawberries
California farmers face mounting economic pressures, including high electricity prices. Do agrivoltaics offer a solution?
www.pv-magazine.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
An acre producing 80% crop yield and 50% solar output delivers 130% productivity. The same plot of land will be 30% more productive when crops and solar are combined—a game-changing proposition for farmers seeking economic sustainability. #AgPV #EnergySky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/20/c...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/20/c...
I like this way of describing agrivoltaics. It allows farmers to make money from agriculture PLUS from electricity sales so they can make way more from their farmland.
Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV. Farmers are going to embrace "planting" PV just because it makes so much sense.
Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV. Farmers are going to embrace "planting" PV just because it makes so much sense.
September 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I like this way of describing agrivoltaics. It allows farmers to make money from agriculture PLUS from electricity sales so they can make way more from their farmland.
Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV. Farmers are going to embrace "planting" PV just because it makes so much sense.
Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV. Farmers are going to embrace "planting" PV just because it makes so much sense.
Vertical configuration helps keep the panels clean. Since 2022, the owners have not cleaned the panels, aided by frequent rainfall and soil that is not dry. Vertical production profiles produce at times when the hourly price of electricity is highest. #AgPV 🔌💡 www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/11/a...
July 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vertical configuration helps keep the panels clean. Since 2022, the owners have not cleaned the panels, aided by frequent rainfall and soil that is not dry. Vertical production profiles produce at times when the hourly price of electricity is highest. #AgPV 🔌💡 www.pv-magazine.com/2025/07/11/a...
When people ask me if agrivoltaics is going to play a significant role towards producing energy, I point out that global warming is making #AgPV a necessity in order to grow our food so I suspect that it will.
August 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
When people ask me if agrivoltaics is going to play a significant role towards producing energy, I point out that global warming is making #AgPV a necessity in order to grow our food so I suspect that it will.
Proudly accomplished a goal I’ve been working 2+ years on!
I own & run a #renewables, cleantech & #sustainability professionals group on #LinkedIn — my group (link in comments) has 100,000 members now! 🎉
I’m bringing these communities together for the good fight!
#greensky #energysky #EVsky
I own & run a #renewables, cleantech & #sustainability professionals group on #LinkedIn — my group (link in comments) has 100,000 members now! 🎉
I’m bringing these communities together for the good fight!
#greensky #energysky #EVsky
January 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Proudly accomplished a goal I’ve been working 2+ years on!
I own & run a #renewables, cleantech & #sustainability professionals group on #LinkedIn — my group (link in comments) has 100,000 members now! 🎉
I’m bringing these communities together for the good fight!
#greensky #energysky #EVsky
I own & run a #renewables, cleantech & #sustainability professionals group on #LinkedIn — my group (link in comments) has 100,000 members now! 🎉
I’m bringing these communities together for the good fight!
#greensky #energysky #EVsky
I’ve developed a custom agrivoltaics feed for your ease and enjoyment of on #Bluesky — link is below 👇🏼
Please be sure to “like” the feed (hit the ❤️ on the feed’s home page), pin it so you can find it easily, and please share the feed!
Use hashtags #AgPV for guaranteed feed inclusion.
#energysky
Please be sure to “like” the feed (hit the ❤️ on the feed’s home page), pin it so you can find it easily, and please share the feed!
Use hashtags #AgPV for guaranteed feed inclusion.
#energysky
March 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I’ve developed a custom agrivoltaics feed for your ease and enjoyment of on #Bluesky — link is below 👇🏼
Please be sure to “like” the feed (hit the ❤️ on the feed’s home page), pin it so you can find it easily, and please share the feed!
Use hashtags #AgPV for guaranteed feed inclusion.
#energysky
Please be sure to “like” the feed (hit the ❤️ on the feed’s home page), pin it so you can find it easily, and please share the feed!
Use hashtags #AgPV for guaranteed feed inclusion.
#energysky
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Agrivoltiacs: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Geothermal Energy: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Recycle & Upcycle: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Enjoy! 🙏🤝
#goetherm #agPV #agrivoltiacs #recycle #reuse #repurpose #greensky #energysky #geothermal
Agrivoltiacs: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Geothermal Energy: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Recycle & Upcycle: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Enjoy! 🙏🤝
#goetherm #agPV #agrivoltiacs #recycle #reuse #repurpose #greensky #energysky #geothermal
December 23, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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Agrivoltiacs: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Geothermal Energy: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Recycle & Upcycle: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Enjoy! 🙏🤝
#goetherm #agPV #agrivoltiacs #recycle #reuse #repurpose #greensky #energysky #geothermal
Agrivoltiacs: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Geothermal Energy: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Recycle & Upcycle: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Enjoy! 🙏🤝
#goetherm #agPV #agrivoltiacs #recycle #reuse #repurpose #greensky #energysky #geothermal
Yes, vertical PV panel installations should do better than fixed tilt in terms of hail.
I like this way of describing agrivoltaics. It allows farmers to make money from agriculture PLUS from electricity sales so they can make way more from their farmland. Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV.
I like this way of describing agrivoltaics. It allows farmers to make money from agriculture PLUS from electricity sales so they can make way more from their farmland. Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV.
September 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Yes, vertical PV panel installations should do better than fixed tilt in terms of hail.
I like this way of describing agrivoltaics. It allows farmers to make money from agriculture PLUS from electricity sales so they can make way more from their farmland. Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV.
I like this way of describing agrivoltaics. It allows farmers to make money from agriculture PLUS from electricity sales so they can make way more from their farmland. Such a huge potential there is for #AgPV.
IRREPRESSIBLE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgpV...
Monkey Magic Intro - HQ
YouTube video by fredfinks
www.youtube.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
IRREPRESSIBLE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgpV...
Nice video on agrivoltaics if you're interested in it or just promoting it. #AgPV
tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sol...
tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sol...
Solar Solutions: Jack's Solar Garden | EcoSense for Living | PBS LearningMedia
At Jack’s Solar Garden in Colorado, solar panels are raised to share space with crops and animals. This video explores how combining farming and solar energy—called agrivoltaics—can help the environme...
tn.pbslearningmedia.org
August 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Nice video on agrivoltaics if you're interested in it or just promoting it. #AgPV
tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sol...
tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sol...
Sure, but that requires me to point out that cheaper electricity is better than more expensive electricity.
Agrivoltaics is awesome, but in countries with tons of open land like the USA there is no good reason to subsidize the expensive forms of electricity.
Cheap AgPV:
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
Agrivoltaics is awesome, but in countries with tons of open land like the USA there is no good reason to subsidize the expensive forms of electricity.
Cheap AgPV:
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
The terrific thing about the model they've published is that can be adopted for the local agronomic practices as places as diverse as Oklahoma vs the crops grown in the region of California that uses Colorado River water/5
Here's the link:
Probably worth 🔌💡 tag
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Here's the link:
Probably worth 🔌💡 tag
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Spaced out: An economic framework to explore the impacts of PV panel spacing on large-scale farming in Colorado
Agrivoltaic systems co-locate solar technologies with agricultural operations on an integrated plot of land and potentially provide benefits to both e…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Sure, but that requires me to point out that cheaper electricity is better than more expensive electricity.
Agrivoltaics is awesome, but in countries with tons of open land like the USA there is no good reason to subsidize the expensive forms of electricity.
Cheap AgPV:
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
Agrivoltaics is awesome, but in countries with tons of open land like the USA there is no good reason to subsidize the expensive forms of electricity.
Cheap AgPV:
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
Quick break to visit our #LLNL fieldwork project at @ucdavisplants.bsky.social field site, where we are measuring #GHG fluxes from the soil 🌱 🫑 🌶️ #AgPV #Agrivoltaics
November 7, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Quick break to visit our #LLNL fieldwork project at @ucdavisplants.bsky.social field site, where we are measuring #GHG fluxes from the soil 🌱 🫑 🌶️ #AgPV #Agrivoltaics
Republicans' efforts to stop renewable energy deployment is not going to work to stop American farmers from deploying solar on their land to help them grow better and be more profitable operations via agrivoltaics. #AgPV
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/03/n...
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/03/n...
New Agrivoltaic Solutions Keep Bubbling Up Across The US
Solar farming innovators continue to push the envelope on agrivoltaic practices that support agricultural productivity and resiliency.
cleantechnica.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Republicans' efforts to stop renewable energy deployment is not going to work to stop American farmers from deploying solar on their land to help them grow better and be more profitable operations via agrivoltaics. #AgPV
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/03/n...
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/03/n...
youtube.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Farms as power plants!
When solar modules are mounted 4 meters above soybean fields, they are up to 10 degrees Celsius cooler, compared with panels placed near bare ground. This cooling effect can make the panels more efficient and longer lasting.
#AgPV 🔌💡 #Climate
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
When solar modules are mounted 4 meters above soybean fields, they are up to 10 degrees Celsius cooler, compared with panels placed near bare ground. This cooling effect can make the panels more efficient and longer lasting.
#AgPV 🔌💡 #Climate
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Solar solutions: Agrivoltaics offer array of options for farmland use | Cornell Chronicle
The process of combining agricultural production and solar panels on the same farmland, known as agrivoltaics, has seen a great leap in Cornell research activity.
news.cornell.edu
March 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Farms as power plants!
When solar modules are mounted 4 meters above soybean fields, they are up to 10 degrees Celsius cooler, compared with panels placed near bare ground. This cooling effect can make the panels more efficient and longer lasting.
#AgPV 🔌💡 #Climate
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
When solar modules are mounted 4 meters above soybean fields, they are up to 10 degrees Celsius cooler, compared with panels placed near bare ground. This cooling effect can make the panels more efficient and longer lasting.
#AgPV 🔌💡 #Climate
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Or, hear me out, why not planting both corn as well as PV? #AgPV
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/s...
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/s...
Should Farmers Plant Solar Panels or Corn?
The answer depends on government incentives and whether they replace dirtier energy production. Corn occupies more land than any other crop in the US. A third of the corn harvest is used to make et…
energyathaas.wordpress.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Or, hear me out, why not planting both corn as well as PV? #AgPV
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/s...
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/s...
Agrivoltaics is going to transform farming economics pretty much just as much as tractors did I predict.
#AgPV 🔌💡
usasolarcell.com/news/2025/01...
#AgPV 🔌💡
usasolarcell.com/news/2025/01...
Researchers uncover solar panels' potential to transform farming | USA Solar Cell
Researchers unveil a groundbreaking solar panel discovery on farmland. Explore how this innovation could transform food production. Learn more now!
usasolarcell.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Agrivoltaics is going to transform farming economics pretty much just as much as tractors did I predict.
#AgPV 🔌💡
usasolarcell.com/news/2025/01...
#AgPV 🔌💡
usasolarcell.com/news/2025/01...
This is a truly wonderful agrivoltaics story from Minnesota and even mentions a cattle agPV project I wasn't aware of, but the community agriculture aspect of the Big Lake project is inspiring. 🔌💡
sahanjournal.com/climate-envi...
sahanjournal.com/climate-envi...
Big Lake agrivoltaics project shows promise of mixing farming, solar power
The Trump administration has slashed federal funding aimed at helping farmers of color access land. A partnership between a Big Lake solar garden and a nonprofit supporting immigrant farmers is moving...
sahanjournal.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is a truly wonderful agrivoltaics story from Minnesota and even mentions a cattle agPV project I wasn't aware of, but the community agriculture aspect of the Big Lake project is inspiring. 🔌💡
sahanjournal.com/climate-envi...
sahanjournal.com/climate-envi...
@commercialsolarguy.com @solarboi.com etc.
I saw the supporting poles for this single axis tracking agPV system and thought about making a system that could raise and lower the height of the modules based on agronomic and operational reasons.
Perhaps too expensive, but might be popular?
I saw the supporting poles for this single axis tracking agPV system and thought about making a system that could raise and lower the height of the modules based on agronomic and operational reasons.
Perhaps too expensive, but might be popular?
January 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
@commercialsolarguy.com @solarboi.com etc.
I saw the supporting poles for this single axis tracking agPV system and thought about making a system that could raise and lower the height of the modules based on agronomic and operational reasons.
Perhaps too expensive, but might be popular?
I saw the supporting poles for this single axis tracking agPV system and thought about making a system that could raise and lower the height of the modules based on agronomic and operational reasons.
Perhaps too expensive, but might be popular?
Pigs with PV probably deserves more attention since the market for bacon is so much larger than is that for lamb.
Sure, we need to transition away from animal husbandry, but it's my opinion that first we need to end the practice of burning fossil fuels. #AgPV #EnergySky
Sure, we need to transition away from animal husbandry, but it's my opinion that first we need to end the practice of burning fossil fuels. #AgPV #EnergySky
September 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Pigs with PV probably deserves more attention since the market for bacon is so much larger than is that for lamb.
Sure, we need to transition away from animal husbandry, but it's my opinion that first we need to end the practice of burning fossil fuels. #AgPV #EnergySky
Sure, we need to transition away from animal husbandry, but it's my opinion that first we need to end the practice of burning fossil fuels. #AgPV #EnergySky
They don't look as good as other mounting methods, but I think that installing PV like this by attaching them to suspended steel cables would work well for many farmers and seems quite easy for them to DIY too so I expect to see more #AgPV done this way soon. 🔌💡
Also, should we call it AgSolar?
Also, should we call it AgSolar?
May 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
They don't look as good as other mounting methods, but I think that installing PV like this by attaching them to suspended steel cables would work well for many farmers and seems quite easy for them to DIY too so I expect to see more #AgPV done this way soon. 🔌💡
Also, should we call it AgSolar?
Also, should we call it AgSolar?
Your post made me think that agrivoltaics as an industry is probably more advanced in Japan than perhaps anywhere. I don't know whether that is the case, but #AgPV is certainly growing there and this is an old graph too.
September 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Your post made me think that agrivoltaics as an industry is probably more advanced in Japan than perhaps anywhere. I don't know whether that is the case, but #AgPV is certainly growing there and this is an old graph too.
Solar panels create beneficial microclimates that significantly improve sheep welfare compared to conventional grazing environments. Researchers documented enhanced wool growth rates and superior fiber strength compared to animals in traditional pasturing. #AgPV
evidencenetwork.ca/1700-sheep-i...
evidencenetwork.ca/1700-sheep-i...
1,700 sheep installed between solar panels, a surprising change observed in the animals. - Evidence Network
Renewable energy projects increasingly embrace innovative approaches that benefit both environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity. A groundbreaking three-year study conducted by Lights...
evidencenetwork.ca
September 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Solar panels create beneficial microclimates that significantly improve sheep welfare compared to conventional grazing environments. Researchers documented enhanced wool growth rates and superior fiber strength compared to animals in traditional pasturing. #AgPV
evidencenetwork.ca/1700-sheep-i...
evidencenetwork.ca/1700-sheep-i...
There's so much value added by publishing a model like this for AgPV in terms of helping combat the fossil fuel industry goal of turning all farmers against solar that I won't get to them all.
So, like the authors, I'll stick to Colorado, related to inability to come up with new river contract.
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So, like the authors, I'll stick to Colorado, related to inability to come up with new river contract.
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March 29, 2026 at 11:48 PM
There's so much value added by publishing a model like this for AgPV in terms of helping combat the fossil fuel industry goal of turning all farmers against solar that I won't get to them all.
So, like the authors, I'll stick to Colorado, related to inability to come up with new river contract.
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So, like the authors, I'll stick to Colorado, related to inability to come up with new river contract.
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