Agrivoltaics

Agrivoltaics Meets Strip Farming

This past spring, Think Greener LLC was traveling through Holland and couldn’t help but notice the large agriculture infrastructure that was all around us. Many of the strip farms had rows of flowers in between their crops helping to create a healthy bio-diverse ecosystem. The strip farms also appeared to have rows of just dirt without any vegetation.
Today, I would like to share an article that speaks to the advantages of agrivoltaics for strip farming. Not sure if you read my previous blog, where I spoke about the concept and implementation of Agrivoltaics on Jack’s Farm?
In the Netherlands, research is being conducted to see if there is a symbiotic relationship between agrivoltaics and strip farming! Check out the… Continue reading

Have you ever heard of a Solar Garden? Well today, Think Greener will shine our sustainable spotlight on Agrivoltaics. Pairing solar panels with farmland is a no brainer and is a glimpse into our future!

It is my pleasure to introduce Jack’s Solar Garden, a 24-acre family farm located in Colorado. The farm transformed from traditional farming, growing wheat as a cash crop and hay to feed their cattle. It is the nation’s largest commercially agrivoltaics research system and vegetation growth under solar panels.

This scalable, sustainable practice helps reduce the impact farming has on our natural resources. Farming is extremely energy intensive and creates about one third of greenhouse gas emissions and account for 85% of global water consumption. Some of the benefits of… Continue reading

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