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Growing in the shade of solar power

Whether it’s in temperate climates or more arid regions, co-locating crops and solar panels is a win-win solution. The idea of co-locating photovoltaics and agriculture was first suggested in 1981 by Adolf Goetzberger and Armin Zastrow and it has progressed in Japan since 2004 under the impetus of Akira Nagashima. Many types of crops such as citrus fruits, cucumbers, rice and vines can benefit. The technique...

Where The Clean Energy Comes From: A Mapping Tool Of Solar And Wind Power Sites

Renewable energy resources are expanding both in volume, and in reach. This is good news. Yet maximizing the efficiency of the energy transition around the world requires new systems for measuring the impacts, positive and otherwise, of as many solar panels and world turbines as possible. 

Three New Innovative Ways To Capture And Use Solar Power

As the cost of solar panels are gradually but steadily decreasing and innovation expands options, individuals and businesses have more and more choices in exactly how to power their houses and buildings with the sun. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), solar energy is leading the renewable generation capacity expansion with an increase of 98 GW (+20%) in 2019.