Author: ASES Staff Published: 7/10/2026 American Solar Energy Society
Utility-scale solar is booming in the United States as electricity demand rises and projects remain relatively easy to develop. Learn more
Agrivoltaics Works When Solar Panels Do Farm Work.
Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the conflict between food and electricity appears to… Learn more
Tony Smith, chair of the Virginia Distributed Solar Alliance, told Utility Dive that other states can learn from New York’s success.
Solar as a Tool for Specialty Crop Resilience
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| Integrating solar development with agriculture, a Northern Colorado developer is partnering with researchers to deploy “vitivoltaics” in the Grand Valley… |
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In Ohio, Solar Is No Big Threat to Farmland
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| Fears over farmland loss have fueled arguments against renewables in Ohio — but golf courses and suburban sprawl take up far more acreage than solar does. |
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Floating Solar PV … To Survive 3.5 Meter Waves
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| Floating solar PV power has become more and more popular. It was quite niche for several years, but it is getting more or less “mainstream.” |
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Vertical Solar PV? Yes, Says Vancouver
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| A snowy country like Norway is going to approach solar power in a different way from a place like the Bahamas. |
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Changing The Narrative About Clean Energy — Dollars, Not Policies
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| Yesterday, Carolyn Fortuna wrote about how to change the narrative about clean energy. “If we want to infuse greater renewable energy understanding in others, we must be self-reflective about the way we talk… |
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The Decision Points That Make or Break Solar Projects
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| An IEA-PVPS report warns that treating technical and economic solar project decisions separately poses financial risks, advocating instead for cost-effective “quality gates” during early development. |
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The Iran War Has Pushed Some Countries Away From Oil and Toward Clean Energy
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| A new round of bombing has begun in the Middle East. More than four months after the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran… |
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Permitting & Politics Diminish Solar & Wind Power In The U.S.
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| A typical rooftop solar system in the US costs two to three times more than it does in Australia. The hardware — solar panels, racking systems, inverters, and such… |
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