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Podcast: A rosy future for agrivoltaics (and without the thorns)
Lucy Bullock-Sieger occasionally spots a tractor weaving around and under the arrays at a utility-scale solar project near her home in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Few others would experience an emotional response to lawn mowing. But Bullock-Sieger does. That’s because she’s a self-described evangelist of agrivoltaics—industry jargon for solar projects co-located with livestock or crops. Frustration builds […]
Lightstar Renewables on the growth of community solar in the US, its challenges and implementing agriPV
While community solar is clearly not as big as utility-scale, its importance is continuously increasing in the US, especially since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Last week the Department of Energy announced a US$10 million financing programme (https://www.pv-tech.org/doe-doles-out-us52-million-to-develop-solar-manufacturing-recyclingand- cell-technology-plus-investment-for-grid-security-and-community-solar/) for community solar projects, while earlier in the year the Department of Treasury […]
Community Solar Companies Ready to Invest in New Jersey
Community Solar Companies Ready to Invest in New Jersey By: Lucy Bullock-Sieger, VP of Strategy, Lightstar Renewables First and foremost, we thank President Joseph Fiordaliso and all of the staff at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) for spearheading the ambitious clean energy goals New Jersey has committed to. In particular, I truly […]
Lightstar Renewables appoints Jason Rossi as Vice President of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
Traditional territories of the Massachusett and Pawtucket People / Boston, Massachusetts, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Lightstar Renewables announces the appointment of Jason Rossi as its new Vice President of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC). Jason is responsible for the management of all engineering, procurement and construction duties right from the pre-development desktop review stage […]
Solar + Agriculture Improving Farm Health
Dual-use solar, also known as agrivoltaics, is a method that enables solar energy and agriculture to coexist on farmland. As part of agriculturally compatible strategies and applications that keep farmers viable and benefit farm communities, the use of solar is pivotal for water conservation and reliable energy transmission. But why is this important? The state […]
In California’s Central Valley, the Plan to Build More Solar Faces a Familiar Constraint: The Need for More Power Lines
California’s San Joaquin Valley, a strip of land between the Diablo Range and the Sierra Nevada, accounts for a significant portion of the state’s crop production and agricultural revenues. But with the state facing uncertain and uneven water supply due to climate change, some local governments and clean energy advocates hope solar energy installations could […]
Lightstar Renewables and American Farmland Trust partner to promote regenerative agricultural practices through agrivoltaics across the US
Traditional territories of the Massachusett and Pawtucket People / Boston, Massachusetts, March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Lightstar Renewables announces their support of the American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) mission to save the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land. Through this partnership, AFT will use their Smart […]
Agrivoltaics can provide food, energy for growing world population
From pv magazine USA Agrivoltaics solve at least two critical needs. Solar provides the renewable energy needed to mitigate climate change impacts while meeting global energy demand. And crops grown alongside solar help to feed the burgeoning global population, which is anticipated to grow to nearly 10 billion people by 2050, according to the United Nations. […]
Lightstar Renewables and Empower Energies partner on equitable community access to solar energy
BOSTON, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Lightstar Renewables and Empower Energies announce their partnership to develop new community solar projects. With a common goal of deploying clean energy to communities that need it most, Lightstar and Empower will develop cost effective community solar projects that deliver local benefits while contributing to energy and climate goals. The partnership […]
Benedict Park playground closer to meeting accessibility goals
Montgomery, NY, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — More children and caregivers with disabilities in Orange County will soon be able to play on Benedict Park playground. This is due to the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan and the Town of Montgomery’s efforts to add an inclusive, fully accessible, and universally designed playground to the […]
MDFB Webinar: Agrivoltaics: Maximizing Farm Viability with Solar and Agriculture
This informative webinar features speakers from the Maryland Farm Bureau, Farmland Trust, Lightstar Renewables, and agrivoltaic farmers themselves. The featured farmers include Nick Armentrout, who is a small farm owner in Maine and is an American Solar Grazing Association board member, and Byron Kominek of Jack’s Solar Garden. As solar grows, Maryland is facing a […]
US agrivoltaics projects offer energy security
Lightstar’s Vice President of Strategy, Lucy Bullock-Sieger speaks to the vital role agrivoltaics can play in the clean energy transition, in a new article published by James Tyrrell in technology and business magazine, TechHQ. Tyrrell writes that dual-use solar, also known as agrivoltaics (solar projects that allow for grazing and crop production on the same […]
