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Dan French, Executive Producer of the Solar Farm Summit, recently highlighted the benefits and challenges of agrivoltaics - the combination of agriculture and solar power generation. French outlined how this approach could boost crop yields, improve soil health, and support pollinators, while also acknowledging obstacles such as high initial costs and policy barriers. He stressed the importance of community engagement for successful solar project approval. Citing his experience at BP, French noted the potential to apply lessons from brownfield redevelopment to solar. Finally, he envisioned agrivoltaics spurring a renaissance in agricultural and land use alongside the clean energy transition.
Connect with Dan French on LinkedIn
Check out Solar Farm Summit on LinkedIn, Twitter, and its website
SMP 46: Why Brownfields are Ideal Sites for Solar?
Agrivoltaics bill introduced in May 2023: SB 1778
SFS Agrivoltaics Index - links to all of the great nonprofits mentioned during the show
Register For The Virginia Solar Summit 2023 Summer Shindig
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