This Maine Farm Is Harvesting the Sun's Power while it Picks the Blueberries
In Rockport, Me., an array of nearly 11,000 solar panels will soon begin a solar harvest as the sweet berries growing below them ripen on the bush.
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PressProject developer BlueWave Solar launches community-solar-focused Perch Energy
Perch Energy Launches to Accelerate Access to Clean Energy Choice
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PressSolar Solutions
Clean Energy, Climate Resilience, and Conservation on U.S. Farmland
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PressMaine’s prime farmland is being lost to solar. Is ‘dual use’ the answer?
A report urges developers to build dual-use projects with elevated panels that permit farming and grazing beneath. Critics say the approach is not yet affordable.
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PressGenerosity shines brightly in Scarborough at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is all about sharing our bounty with family, friends, and neighbors.
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PressAgrivoltaic pilot program on Maine blueberry farm set to provide critical dual-use insights
Agrivoltaics, or the colocation of solar generating facilities with productive agricultural land, has grown rapidly from about 5 MW of installed solar capacity in 2012 to nearly 3 GW in 2020.