Tag Archive for: AgriSolar


Video Series Provides Solar Education to Farmers
It should come as no surprise that farmers are busy people.…

NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Launches National ‘Follow the Sun’ Tour
The AgriSolar Clearinghouse, developed by the National Center…

NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Project Brings Together Solar and Agriculture
When I started back to work at NCAT as a sustainable agriculture specialist in August of 2021, after a five-year absence, I was vaguely familiar with the term agrisolar. Having experience working as both a farmer and a solar energy installer, I was aware of an explosion of new solar development projects happening across the country. I also knew that soil identified as prime farmland is, in many cases, prime land for solar development.
By Chris Lent, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Episode 230. NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Aims to Make Solar More Accessible to Land Managers
The National Center for Appropriate Technology has launched America’s…

NCAT Launches Nation’s First AgriSolar Clearinghouse
In less than a decade, solar installations are expected to cover more than 3 million acres of the United States, creating a big opportunity to pair solar with agricultural land to produce food, conserve ecosystems, create renewable energy, increase pollinator habitat, and maximize farm revenue. The National Center for Appropriate Technology, a nonprofit focused on sustainable energy and agriculture solutions, has launched the nation’s first AgriSolar Clearinghouse to connect farmers, ranchers, land managers, solar developers, and researchers with trusted, practical information to increase the co-location of solar and agriculture.

Episode 216. Sheep and the Sun: Solar Grazing with Lexie Hain
This week’s episode of Voices from the Field takes a look at…

Tag Archive for: AgriSolar


Video Series Provides Solar Education to Farmers
It should come as no surprise that farmers are busy people.…

NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Launches National ‘Follow the Sun’ Tour
The AgriSolar Clearinghouse, developed by the National Center…

NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Project Brings Together Solar and Agriculture
When I started back to work at NCAT as a sustainable agriculture specialist in August of 2021, after a five-year absence, I was vaguely familiar with the term agrisolar. Having experience working as both a farmer and a solar energy installer, I was aware of an explosion of new solar development projects happening across the country. I also knew that soil identified as prime farmland is, in many cases, prime land for solar development.
By Chris Lent, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Episode 230. NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Aims to Make Solar More Accessible to Land Managers
The National Center for Appropriate Technology has launched America’s…

NCAT Launches Nation’s First AgriSolar Clearinghouse
In less than a decade, solar installations are expected to cover more than 3 million acres of the United States, creating a big opportunity to pair solar with agricultural land to produce food, conserve ecosystems, create renewable energy, increase pollinator habitat, and maximize farm revenue. The National Center for Appropriate Technology, a nonprofit focused on sustainable energy and agriculture solutions, has launched the nation’s first AgriSolar Clearinghouse to connect farmers, ranchers, land managers, solar developers, and researchers with trusted, practical information to increase the co-location of solar and agriculture.

Episode 216. Sheep and the Sun: Solar Grazing with Lexie Hain
This week’s episode of Voices from the Field takes a look at…
