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A new agrivoltaic project aims to enlist bifacial solar panels and saffron in the effort to save small farms with new specialty crops.

Solar panels meet saffron in new agrivoltaic project

The rarefied  world of saffron cultivation is about to encounter a solar makeover. About 90% of the global saffron supply comes from Iran, but the allure of raising a spice crop that retails for $5,000 a pound could widen the territory. That includes the unlikely state of Vermont, where a new agrivoltaic experiment is under way. If all goes according to plan, it could pave the way for for a saffron boom in the US and help save small farms, to boot.

The Agrivoltaic Advantage

Conventional solar arrays are designed with little attention to ground cover. An agrivoltaic array is different. The solar panels are arranged to enable various kinds of farming to take place. Raising the panels higher off the ground is one typical strategy, for example.

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Source: Clean Technica

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Just over $115,880 was awarded to Regeneration Cycle, LLC for the installation of two photovoltaic systems.

USDA grant awarded to local organic poultry farmer for solar panel installation

Eight Virginia projects were included in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement of $266 million in funding for renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects that was made in late August.

The loans and grants were awarded to applicants in 47 states across the U.S., Guam and Puerto Rico through the Rural Energy for America Program with funding made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. According to a USDA press release, “this landmark legislation is the nation’s largest investment in combating the climate crisis and has helped USDA make up to $1.3 billion available to producers and business owners since December 2022.”

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Source: Daily News Record

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These bifacial solar panels work best on the ground as they take in sunlight reflected from the surface of the planet.

Double-sided ‘bifacial’ solar panels could revolutionize our power grid

Bifacial solar panels make the most sense when it comes to harnessing sunlight to produce pollution-free energy.

The average solar panel relies on energy that comes directly from the sun. But today, another kind of solar panel can actually capture that same energy from sunlight that bounces off the ground, taking in power from both sides, as reported by CNET.

Solar manufacturers have revealed that these panels have the capacity to produce an additional 11-23% of energy compared to their monofacial, or single-sided, counterparts.

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Source: yahoo!news

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Sunzaun's system is designed to accommodate framed & unframed bifacial vertical solar panels, and that wires are managed in a safe way.

These new vertical solar systems are specially designed for farms

Ground-mount solar installer Sunstall has launched Sunzaun, a company that makes vertical solar systems for farms and agricultural settings.

Sunzaun has designed its vertical solar systems for the growing field (no pun intended) of agrivoltaics – when agriculture and solar coexist on the same land. Crops are grown, or smaller animals such as sheep graze, around or underneath solar panels. Benefits include efficient land use, clean energy, and potential water savings due to shade created by the solar panels.

The Novato, California, company says its vertical solar systems can also be used as city infrastructure – that is, along highways, next to railroads, and as residential or public fences.

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Source: electrek

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