Agrivoltaics Index | Solar Farm Summit

Policy

In 2023, two bi-partisan bills were introduced in the US Senate:

S.1778 - Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023

05/31/2023 Introduced to Senate

Co-Sponsors:

Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

S.2931 - Protecting Future Farmland Act of 2023

09/26/2023 Introduced to Senate

Co-Sponsors:

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

In 2024, a bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives:

H.R. 7391 - Securing & Understanding Our National Renewable Agriculture Yields Act (SUNRAY)

02/15/2024 Introduced in House

Co-Sponsors:

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)

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See American Farmland Trust's Smart Solar Policy Recommendations for summaries of the bills, resources, and recommendations.

Check out the AgriSolar Clearinghouse Policy section for guides, sample contracts, and a library of local, state, and national resources.

Events

Bookmark these event calendars to stay tuned in to upcoming agrivoltaics events !

AgriSolar Clearinghouse calendar

American Farmland Trust events

American Solar Grazing Association webinars and monthly calls

ASGA Certified™ Solar Grazing Training Programs

Colorado Agrivoltaics Learning Center Events

DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office events and webinars

University Research

Universities

University of Alaska Fairbanks

https://www.uaf.edu/acep/projects/agrivoltaics-in-northern-climates-and-rural-north-america.php

The University of Arizona

https://uavip.arizona.edu/agrivoltaics-food-energy-and-water-solutions

https://www.salsav.org/

University of California Davis

https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/harvesting-light-grow-food-and-clean-energy-together

Colorado State University

https://agsci.colostate.edu/agriculture-csu/agrivoltaics-innovation/

https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/agriculture/agrivoltaics-in-colorado-0-306/

Cornell University

https://blogs.cornell.edu/capitalareaagandhortprogram/solar-farms-on-rural-land-in-nys-resources/

University of Illinois Chicago

https://rightofway.erc.uic.edu/phase

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

https://scapes.illinois.edu/

Iowa State University

https://agrivoltaics.research.iastate.edu/

University of Massachusetts Amherst

https://ag.umass.edu/clean-energy/research-initiatives/dual-use-solar-agriculture

University of Minnesota

https://wcroc.cfans.umn.edu/research/dairy

Ohio State University

https://energizeohio.osu.edu/farm-energy-management/utility-scale-solar-development/agrivoltaics-integrating-agricultural-forage

https://energizeohio.osu.edu/farm-solar-energy-development

Oregon State University

https://extension.oregonstate.edu/nwrec/agrivoltaic-project

https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/newsroom/sustainable-farm-agrivoltaic

https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/nwrec

https://oregoncleanpower.coop/solar-harvest/

Penn State

https://extension.psu.edu/agrivoltaics-and-large-scale-solar

https://iee.psu.edu/research/projects/sustainable-and-just-pathways-agrivoltaics-pennsylvania

Purdue University

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2024/Q3/validated-simulations-optimize-solar-power-generation-with-row-crops/

Rutgers University

https://agrivoltaics.rutgers.edu/

University of Wisconsin-Madison

https://sustainability.wisc.edu/renewable-energy/kegonsa-research-campus/

Is your university not listed ? Please reach out to us at admin@solarfarmsummit.com to share a link(s) with us that we can add to the list!

Researchers

Check out research presented at the Solar Farm Summit in the Conference Archives from the following pioneers:

- Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona

- Carl Bernacchi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

- Ben Campbell, University of Illinois Chicago

- Zach Goldberg, Penn State

- Brad Heins, University of Minnesota

- Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

- Ray Klein, Iowa State University

- Matt O'Neal, Iowa State University

- Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago

- Tyler Swanson, University of Arizona

- Mitch Tunistra, Purdue University

- John Tyndall, Iowa State University

Additionally, you can find research posters from the following universities presented in the SFS23 and SFS24 Poster Galleries, also available in the Conference Archives:

SFS23 Poster Gallery

- University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

- Penn State University

- University of Arizona

SFS24 Poster Gallery

- Iowa State University

- Virginia State University

- University of Minnesota

- Oregon State University

- The University of Arizona

- University of Vermont

- UC Davis

Conference Archives