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Solar

Agrivoltaics finds new fans in US Senate

Agriculture and solar: a winning combination for farmers, the climate and now — thanks to two recently introduced bills — maybe the Senate, too.

By Alison F. Takemura . 20 June 2023

Solar panels in a field with kale and Swiss chard leafy greens underneath them in partial shade.

Food and farms

Video: How solar panels and crops can thrive side by side

Step into the field to see agrivoltaics up close.

By Alison F. Takemura . 21 November 2022

Woman with glasses holds up celery in front of solar panels and blue sky

Food and farms

Can agriculture and solar farms coexist? It depends

At a test site in Colorado, researchers and farmers are collaborating to figure out what works — and what doesn't — when it comes to agrivoltaics.

By Alison F. Takemura . 15 November 2022

Solar

Manhattan's largest rooftop solar array is about to come online

Developer Siemens overcame design obstacles to build the Javits Center rooftop solar system, which also includes a 3.5-megawatt indoor battery.

By Maria Gallucci . 28 September 2022

Aerial view of a massive PV solar plant in a Mexican desert

Podcast

Climatetech's surprising bottleneck: Land access

How geography, landscape and the rights to physical spaces could hinder key climate technologies.

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By Shayle Kann . 2 June 2022

A tractor in a field harvests corn and transports it to a trailer

Food and farms

Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too

It’s crazy to put more food in our fuel tanks when there’s a war on. Or when there isn’t.

By Michael Grunwald . 19 April 2022

Carbon capture

Carbon storage gets dirty: The movement to sequester CO2 in soils

U.N. climate report promotes soil as a tool to reduce emissions, but scientists are still figuring out how it works.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 April 2022

Geothermal

Geothermal startup Quaise raises $40M for ultra-deep drilling

The MIT spinoff wants to unleash the vast geothermal resources today's technologies can't reach.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 February 2022

Energy storage

How NineDot Energy will use $100M to install distributed batteries in NYC

Investment from private equity firm Carlyle could put the startup’s battery parks on the map — if it can navigate a complex urban energy market.

By Jeff St. John . 21 January 2022

This data-driven banana farm in Australia is embracing climate-friendly agriculture

From solar-powered sensors to AI modeling, Bartle Frere Bananas pairs age-old practices with cutting-edge tools.

12 January 2022

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Land use

Agrivoltaics finds new fans in US Senate

Video: How solar panels and crops can thrive side by side

Can agriculture and solar farms coexist? It depends

Manhattan's largest rooftop solar array is about to come online

Climatetech's surprising bottleneck: Land access

Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too

Carbon storage gets dirty: The movement to sequester CO2 in soils

Geothermal startup Quaise raises $40M for ultra-deep drilling

How NineDot Energy will use $100M to install distributed batteries in NYC

This data-driven banana farm in Australia is embracing climate-friendly agriculture