Solar Farm Summit

Save the dates for the 2025 Solar Farm Summit! North America's 1st dedicated dual-use development conference and agrivoltaics exhibition will dig even deeper into the essential solar energy and agriculture nexus during its 3rd supersized installment coming to Chicago's lakeshore August 4-7 at McCormick Place!! 2025 Solar Farm Summit attendees will enjoy another difference-making experience over 4 days of instructive and inspiring dual-use development programming with an enhanced and deeply immersive expo! Join us next August to plug into an uncommonly constructive community and discover an enriching and substance-first environment purpose-built to support peer-to-peer learning, showcase applied knowledge, speed adoption of best practices, cultivate good policy, and catalyze the ultimate construction of these ultra-productive solar farms unto ubiquity across North America and beyond. SFS25’s syllabus-style program will feature 100+ of today’s foremost experts taking up the full spectrum of working AgPV knowledge from entry-level agriculture, energy, agribusiness and solar development basics up to detailed case studies and project examples, technology demos, policy discussions, government program workshops, grants and financing seminars, as well as open town halls, Q&A forums, on-site technical assistance and off-site mobile tours! Special thanks to returning Title Sponsor American Farmland Trust! Visit the Solar Farm Summit website to access the conference archives, agrivoltaics index, job boards, blog and more: https://lnkd.in/gSZYgj8w Stay tuned for much, much more coming soon by following us here or subscribing to our emails on the SFS website!! #solar #energy #agriculture #farm #farming #solarfarming #solargrazing #agrivoltaics #ecovoltaics #savethedate #futureisbright

Go back to the beginning of the 2024 Solar Farm Summit to relive the experience and feel the magic again by enjoying these hearty and heartwarming opening remarks from the first breakfast session of the 2nd annual North American Agrivoltaics Expo (SFS24), featuring event Emcee, Executive Producer and Founder of the Solar Farm Summit, Dan French, and Ethan Winter, American Farmland Trust’s National Smart Solar Director! The 2024 Solar Farm Summit assembled in Chicago July 8-10 for 3 difference-making days of instructive and inspiring dual-use development programming of the very highest caliber and exceptional networking opportunities, including the inaugural North American Agrivoltaics Awards ceremony and reception! Stay tuned for more sessions from SFS24 to be featured here and on our YouTube channel!! And SAVE THE DATES for the 2025 Solar Farm Summit, returning August 4-7 in a new location along Chicago's magnificent lakeshore: McCormick Place!! Please join us next summer to help elevate the solar farming renaissance to a whole new level!!! Restart your SFS24 experience, refresh your inspiration and re-watch the opening breakfast session on our YouTube Channel here: https://lnkd.in/gdQR8dii #solar #farming #farm #agriculture #energy #agrivoltaics #ecovoltaics #smartsolar

Picture the quintessential American farm: a red barn surrounded by expansive fields, rows of thriving crops, and livestock grazing peacefully. Now, envision #solar panels integrated above and between these elements, harnessing renewable energy to power and sustain all this buzzing life! In this episode of the #NRELPodcast, join us for expert-led discussions that delve into the complexities of #agrivoltaics and its transformative potential to enhance both energy generation and #FoodSecurity. ?? Listen now ?? https://apple.co/3ZhIrjJ

As we reach the end of the cranberry harvesting season and the beginning of Thanksgiving preparations, we’re excited to highlight these beautiful berries from our Black Cat Agrivoltaics Project! These cranberries’ tart flavor will make them a favorite in Thanksgiving sauces, stuffings, and jams. Following traditional practices, they were grown underwater in a Massachusetts bog. Less traditionally, they grew ten feet under 1 MW of solar panels that provided clean, sustainable energy to the local community. As we work with the University of Massachusetts to research further integration of cranberry farming with agrivoltaics, this project shows that with thoughtful planning we can cultivate local harvests and sustainable power side by side. #cranberry #cranberries #solarenergy #solar #agrivoltaics #farmer #cleanenergy

Save the dates for the 2025 Solar Farm Summit! North America's 1st dedicated dual-use development conference and agrivoltaics exhibition will dig even deeper into the essential solar energy and agriculture nexus during its 3rd supersized installment coming to Chicago's lakeshore August 4-7 at McCormick Place!! 2025 Solar Farm Summit attendees will enjoy another difference-making experience over 4 days of instructive and inspiring dual-use development programming with an enhanced and deeply immersive expo! Join us next August to plug into an uncommonly constructive community and discover an enriching and substance-first environment purpose-built to support peer-to-peer learning, showcase applied knowledge, speed adoption of best practices, cultivate good policy, and catalyze the ultimate construction of these ultra-productive solar farms unto ubiquity across North America and beyond. SFS25’s syllabus-style program will feature 100+ of today’s foremost experts taking up the full spectrum of working AgPV knowledge from entry-level agriculture, energy, agribusiness and solar development basics up to detailed case studies and project examples, technology demos, policy discussions, government program workshops, grants and financing seminars, as well as open town halls, Q&A forums, on-site technical assistance and off-site mobile tours! Special thanks to returning Title Sponsor American Farmland Trust! Visit the Solar Farm Summit website to access the conference archives, agrivoltaics index, job boards, blog and more: https://lnkd.in/gSZYgj8w Stay tuned for much, much more coming soon by following us here or subscribing to our emails on the SFS website!! #solar #energy #agriculture #farm #farming #solarfarming #solargrazing #agrivoltaics #ecovoltaics #savethedate #futureisbright

Have you visited the Agrivoltaics Index on the Solar Farm Summit website? It's packed with fantastic insights, including contributions from the brilliant minds at #Lightstar, all neatly organized for your convenience: https://hubs.la/Q02YclBX0 #AgPV #SFS #Solarforall

We're #hiring an Administrative Assistant to support the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center. This is a part-time (20hr/week), flexible hours hybrid job. Looking for someone ideally in Boulder County, Colorado. Please share with your Colorado contacts for someone with excellent organizational skills looking to get involved with #agrivoltaics on a part-time basis. https://lnkd.in/g-yEicVE

Austrian utility building 164 MW agrivoltaic plant: Burgerland Energie says it is building a 164 MW tracker-based agrivoltaic facility near Tadten-Wallern on Lake Neusiedl, southeastern Austria. #RenewableEnergy #Photovoltaic #Technology

Many leaders in Congress have never worked on or voted on a Farm Bill. That’s why it’s important to share the human-centered, real stories of farmers, ranchers and forest landowners that have benefitted from this vital legislation. Our Harvesting Hope film series does just that. In his most recent Forbes column, TNC Global Board Chair, Bill Frist, M.D. says that stories like these help lawmakers and others understand why the Farm Bill is so crucial today — not just for our food security and economy, but also for conservation. https://nature.ly/4eBAlXR

Apply Today for 2025 Spring Semester Wind & Solar Energy Project Funding - REpowering Schools has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and The The AES Corporation to support educational initiatives focused on wind and solar energy. Universities, Colleges, and Community Colleges can receive up to $6,000 in seed funding for wind & solar energy projects during the 2025 spring semester to cover various project expenses that contribute to advancing knowledge and innovation in the field. 2025 spring semester funding applications are due December 9, 2024. To learn more and apply, please visit repoweringschools.org.