Solar Farm Summit

SOLAR ENERGY + ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT + LAND STEWARDSHIP

Solar Energy

Ecosystem Services

Solar Energy

Another great North American land boom is now underway in earnest across the continent thanks to the new possibilities and profits enabled by ground-mounted solar energy development. But this land rush will be different in fundamental and functionally distinct ways, to which this non-rooftop solar development forum is dedicated.

Land Use

Ecosystem Services

Solar Energy

Scaling into a significant land use, essential work is underway to understand solar's impacts on soils, surface water, groundwater and habitat function. Early studies and pilot projects across the planet are opening the door to the potential for higher & better sun farming, towards dual-use agricultural production, double-cropping, or solar simul-cropping.

Ecosystem Services

Beyond the solar power production & economic development, beyond the renewable megawatts & marginal revenues, a new model of environmental stewardship is combining solar development, land conservation and best agricultural practice to harness the land's true, multifunctional potential... and unlock new values.

Stellar Sessions

70 + Experts & Practitioners

Immersive solar development, land use and dual-use experience of the very highest educational caliber working through comprehensive syllabus.

70 + Experts & Practitioners

Exceptional speaker lineup of 70+ of today‛s foremost practitioners walking through 101-level instruction suitable for novices and state-of-the-art sessions and applied science.

Exhibitor Expo

70 + Experts & Practitioners

Supercharged Networking

Dozens of exhibitors will host a dynamic expo floor anchored between breakout sessions, keynotes and food service, physically anchoring program breaks, and co-hosting the final on-site social.

Supercharged Networking

Brightfield Redevelopment

Supercharged Networking

12 scheduled networking events, incl. hot breakfasts & lunches each day, beginning with an official pre-SFS23 drinks & hors d‛oeuvres event the evening of 3/13.

Greenfield Development

Brightfield Redevelopment

Dig into the details of a ground-mounted solar energy development, related land use issues and explore the dynamic dual-use potential of agrivoltaics

Brightfield Redevelopment

Focused redevelopment track will detail resources, tools, grants and programs to repurpose brownfields and marginal lands for solar, aka brightfield redevelopment.

Farmer's Forum

Agrivoltaics Almanac

Farmer's Forum

Fun, fast-paced face-to-face sessions connecting small groups of participants in guided discussions and Q&A led by seasoned agrivoltaics practitioners.

Poster Gallery

Agrivoltaics Almanac

Farmer's Forum

Add your spark and make your mark on the educational experience at North America’s first dedicated agrivoltaics expo by submitting a poster to be displayed on-site during the conference.