The county uses an agricultural easement program to purchase development rights from farmers. A total of 170 farms have been preserved through a $45 million investment from the county, state, and ...

Energy companies are moving solar projects to unconventional sites like deserts, farms, and waterways to avoid using arable land. China’s “solar great wall” in the Kubuqi Desert and canal-based ...

A new report from the IEA PVPS Task 13, titled “Dual Land Use for Agriculture and Solar Power Production: Overview and Performance of Agrivoltaic Systems,” lays out a compelling vision for how solar ...

The Agle farm was established in the early 1900s and is preserved by the landowner and the Tecumseh Land Trust. The land is protected by the landowner wants to make sure the land is only used for ...

California lawmakers are advancing a controversial measure to expand the state’s solar-use easement program to allow more farmland to be leased for renewable energy projects. Despite recent amendments ...

As solar companies continue to target farms as prime real estate for their arrays, scientists at Cornell have turned their research to agrivoltaics — the method of combining agricultural production ...

Some of the thickest hay in the meadow at Jack’s Solar Garden, in Longmont, Colorado, is on the west side under an elm tree. The tree offers shade, absorbs the brunt of afternoon sun, and keeps more ...

Ames' SunSmart solar farm is a finalist for Solar Ranch of the Year. The solar farm contributes to Ames' goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Residents can purchase 'Power Packs' to invest in the farm ...

Private companies want to build solar farms in Fayette County, but they can’t. There are no local laws prohibiting solar farms in Lexington. There are also no laws allowing them. Silicon Ranch, a ...

Proposed changes include increased setback distances from homes and higher financial security requirements for developers. Local farmers argue solar projects offer crucial income and land preservation ...

Japan may have found a way to harvest renewable electricity without giving up valuable farmland. A University of Tokyo study, recently published in the Journal of Photonics for Energy, demonstrates ...

United States Department of Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the federal government is eliminating all USDA programs that use taxpayer dollars to subsidize solar panels on productive farmland.