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Bytes Europe<p>Fears solar farms will cause ‘serious environmental damage’ to protected site <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1188690/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1188690/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GwentLevels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GwentLevels</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GwentWildlifeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GwentWildlifeTrust</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Llanwern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Llanwern</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PlanningAndEnvironmentDecisionsWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanningAndEnvironmentDecisionsWales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rwe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ShrillCarderBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShrillCarderBee</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarm</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPlant</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarProject</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthWales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WelshGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WelshGovernment</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>We Can Save Our Earth: Environment Opportunities 2025 <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1169282/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1169282/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AcadiaCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcadiaCenter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DaleBryk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DaleBryk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DanSosland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DanSosland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federalism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NetworkForResponsiblePublicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkForResponsiblePublicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RichardEidlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardEidlin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2221715/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2221715/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> We Can Save Our Earth: Environment Opportunities 2025 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AcadiaCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcadiaCenter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DaleBryk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DaleBryk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DanSosland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DanSosland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federalism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NetworkForResponsiblePublicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkForResponsiblePublicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RichardEidlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardEidlin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Surprise <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wind</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> Power<br>Wind and solar companies were already bracing for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to end federal subsidies.<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> bill goes even further and penalizes those industries<br>Impose steep penalty on all new wind &amp; <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solarfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarfarms</span></a> that come online after 2027 — even if they didn’t receive federal subsidies — unless they follow complicated &amp; potentially unworkable requirements to disentangle supply chains from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/climate/gop-bill-adds-surprise-tax-that-could-cripple-wind-and-solar-power.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/29/climate</span><span class="invisible">/gop-bill-adds-surprise-tax-that-could-cripple-wind-and-solar-power.html</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/RLTZA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/RLTZA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"Using some mapping we found that the rooftops of 14 of Auckland's largest buildings would have the same land area as the largest solar farm under construction [in Aotearoa]. So we could potentially be distributing those solar panels in our city ..."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PriscilaBesen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriscilaBesen</span></a>, AUT, 2024</p><p><a href="https://95bfm.com/bcast/the-green-desk-energy-and-architecture-24th-september-2024" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">95bfm.com/bcast/the-green-desk</span><span class="invisible">-energy-and-architecture-24th-september-2024</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/95bFM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>95bFM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GreenDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenDesk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>Do Great Pyrenees dream of electric sheep?</p><p>Electric company employs sheep to keep down vegetation beneath solar arrays in central Minnesota.</p><p>Where there are sheep there are sheep dogs.</p><p>"Sherco is already Minnesota’s largest solar farm, built to help replace the power lost as Xcel’s coal plant next door in Becker closes in phases by 2030. The solar farm will get even bigger, after state regulators last year approved an expansion.</p><p>"Xcel expects as many as 2,500 sheep to mow its ground cover of pollinator and wildlife friendly plants for months every year."<br><a href="https://www.startribune.com/xcel-lets-loose-a-small-army-of-hungry-sheep-to-keep-its-solar-farm-in-order/601362450?utm_source=gift" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">startribune.com/xcel-lets-loos</span><span class="invisible">e-a-small-army-of-hungry-sheep-to-keep-its-solar-farm-in-order/601362450?utm_source=gift</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheep</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Hinterlandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hinterlandia</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PrairieEnthusiasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrairieEnthusiasm</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Global <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GolfCourses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GolfCourses</span></a> take up more land than <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a>, wind plants</p><p>Researchers say the 10 countries with the most golf courses could install up to 842 GW of utility-scale solar or 659 GW of wind capacity on land equivalent in size to that used for the sport.</p><p>by Patrick Jowett, February 24, 2025</p><p>"There is more land taken up by golf courses across the world than by solar or wind energy plants, according to the findings of a new study.</p><p>"The research paper, 'Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy,' was recently published in Environmental Research Communications. The researchers used the OpenStreetMap database to locate 38,400 golf courses in the world, of which 80% are located in the 10 countries with the most courses.</p><p>"The United States tops the list, with more than 16,000 golf courses, followed by the United Kingdom (around 3,100) and Japan (around 2,700). Canada, Australia, Germany, South Korea, France, China and Sweden round out the top 10 countries.</p><p>"The research team calculated that the renewable energy potential of the land taken up by golf courses and found that these 10 countries could install between 281 GW and 842 GW of utility-scale solar on 25% to 75% of the golf courses’ land area.</p><p>"The research paper said the 75% figure exceeds the 646 GW of cumulative solar capacity currently installed in these 10 countries. In comparison, the 10 countries could install between 174 GW and 659 GW of onshore wind across the golf course areas, depending on spacing.</p><p>"The researchers said that golf courses typically require large amounts of water and chemical treatments, while renewable energy installations offer a sustainable land use option. They said utility-scale solar farms require approximately 0.01 square km of land per megawatt, while wind farms require around 0.12 square km of land per megawatt.</p><p>"The researchers said their findings 'underscore the untapped potential of rethinking land use priorities to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.'</p><p>"The lead author of the study, Jann Weinand of German research institute Forschungszentrum Jülich, emphasized that the study is not advocating for the direct conversion of golf courses, but rather aims to highlight the vast renewables potential of similarly large and underutilized areas.</p><p>"'In light of the ongoing debates about land use for renewables, it is crucial to consider how we allocate land overall – especially when significant space is dedicated to activities that benefit only a limited segment of the population,' added Weinand."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/24/global-golf-courses-take-up-more-land-than-solar-wind-plants/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pv-magazine.com/2025/02/24/glo</span><span class="invisible">bal-golf-courses-take-up-more-land-than-solar-wind-plants/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Windfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windfarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarfarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GolfCourses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GolfCourses</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Um, what did I post about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GolfCourses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GolfCourses</span></a> yesterday? Water wasting, pesticide-laden... WHO NEEDS IT?!!! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a>, ANYTHING BUT! Let the poor starve, but keep whacking those balls, eh?!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> Keeps Pouring Cash Into Golf Courses — Even As Trump Slashes Government Spending </p><p>The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses. </p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/10/pentagon-spending-golf-courses-trump-budget-cuts-elon-musk-doge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/03/10/pe</span><span class="invisible">ntagon-spending-golf-courses-trump-budget-cuts-elon-musk-doge/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGECity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGECity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGETargets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGETargets</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MadKingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadKingTrump</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>"We found that the number of birds on the mixed-habitat solar farms was typically twice that of the intensively managed sites, and three times higher than adjacent high-yielding cropland. The number of species on mixed-habitat solar farms was 2.5 times higher than both of the alternatives"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> </p><p>Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/solar-farms-can-host-up-to-three-times-as-many-birds-as-crop-fields-new-research-249551" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/solar-farm</span><span class="invisible">s-can-host-up-to-three-times-as-many-birds-as-crop-fields-new-research-249551</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Solarfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarfarms</span></a> are booming in the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> and putting thousands of hungry <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheep</span></a> to work<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> industry has found unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across US.<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SBEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SBEnergy</span></a> operates 5th-largest solar project in the country, capable of generating 900MW of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> across 4,000 acres. How do they manage all that grass? With the help of about 3,000 sheep, which are better suited than lawnmowers to fit between small crevices and chew away rain or shine. <br><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/solar-farms-booming-us-putting-thousands-hungry-sheep-117844705" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/so</span><span class="invisible">lar-farms-booming-us-putting-thousands-hungry-sheep-117844705</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Five <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solarfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarfarms</span></a> come online in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>, slashing <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> costs<br>Located in Franklin, Aroostook, Penobscot, and Washington Counties, these <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> farms serve customers in Versant Power and Central Maine Power territories. Residential households and businesses that subscribe will save up to 15% on their electricity bills while supporting Maine’s transition to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a>. <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/12/19/five-solar-farms-come-online-in-maine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2024/12/19/five-so</span><span class="invisible">lar-farms-come-online-in-maine/</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"Elsewhere in the state, tracts of old-growth oak have been clearcut to make way for utility-scale solar farms."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CharlesEisenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesEisenstein</span></a>, 2023</p><p><a href="https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/p/how-the-environmental-movement-can" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">charleseisenstein.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/how-the-environmental-movement-can</span></a></p><p>WTSF?!?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ClearCutting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClearCutting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OldGrowthForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldGrowthForest</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> glut boosts <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> power bills — other states reap the benefits <br>Some days more than half of California's available solar power goes to waste, according to research from the California Institute for Energy and Environment. "In the last 12 months, California's <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solarfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarfarms</span></a> have curtailed production of more than 3 million megawatt hours of solar energy," according to a data analysis by the Los Angeles Times — enough to power 518,000 California homes for a year. <br><a href="https://archive.ph/LIj1F" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/LIj1F</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> Have a Superpower Beyond <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a><br>The sites fight <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.<br>"Solar farms could blanket millions of acres in the United States over the coming decades," writes the New York Times. But "the sites that capture that energy take up land that <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> needs to survive and thrive." <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/solar-power-pollinators-wildlife.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate</span><span class="invisible">/solar-power-pollinators-wildlife.html</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.is/20240906145756/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/solar-power-pollinators-wildlife.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/20240906145756/http</span><span class="invisible">s://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/solar-power-pollinators-wildlife.html</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a>: The US government opens up more federal lands for <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> – to 31 million acres <a href="https://electrek.co/2024/08/29/the-us-government-opens-up-more-federal-lands-for-solar-to-31-million-acres/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2024/08/29/the-us-</span><span class="invisible">government-opens-up-more-federal-lands-for-solar-to-31-million-acres/</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p><p>"It would make the public lands available for <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> development, putting <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> closer to transmission lines or on previously disturbed lands &amp; avoiding protected lands, sensitive cultural resources, and important <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> habitats... This is part of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>-<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> Investing in America agenda, which the WH is working to accelerate ahead of the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a>"</p>
Jules<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kafeneio.social/@heretical_i" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>heretical_i</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> don't really negatively affect <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://solarenergyuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Briefing-Solar-Farms-Food-Security_The-Facts_Sept2022.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">solarenergyuk.org/wp-content/u</span><span class="invisible">ploads/2022/09/Briefing-Solar-Farms-Food-Security_The-Facts_Sept2022.pdf</span></a> - we'd do a lot better for food security by eating fewer animal products and switching some of the land we use to grow animal feed over to growing human food. But I agree that we have far more good urban roof space to put solar panels on than we're currently using instead of putting them on dedicated rural land - a big part of the problem with say putting panels on public buildings is that community</p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starbucks</span></a> has partnered with <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Nexamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nexamp</span></a>, the largest <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/communitysolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communitysolar</span></a> provider in the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, to anchor six new community <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solarfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarfarms</span></a> in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a><br>he coffee giant has committed to purchasing <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewable</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> in the long term, which will, in turn, anchor more than 40MW of community <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> in Illinois. <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/07/24/starbucks-community-solar-farms/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2024/07/24/starbuc</span><span class="invisible">ks-community-solar-farms/</span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p>6,000 <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/sheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheep</span></a> will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of… | Canary Media <a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/6-000-sheep-will-soon-be-grazing-on-10-00-acres-of-texas-solar-fields" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">canarymedia.com/articles/solar</span><span class="invisible">/6-000-sheep-will-soon-be-grazing-on-10-00-acres-of-texas-solar-fields</span></a> “JR Howard of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/TexasSolarSheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasSolarSheep</span></a> can’t buy sheep fast enough. He supplies them to <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a>, where their grazing keeps grass short for less than the cost of mowing it. Demand for his animals has skyrocketed over the past few years as more and more large solar installations are being built. Now Howard is scrambling to fulfill his biggest order yet”</p>
Tina M Casey<p>Rise, robots...and go build some solar farms</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarrobots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarrobots</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarpanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpanes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarfarms</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarindustry</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unitedstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstates</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/greenenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ruralsolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruralsolar</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/01/legions-of-robots-to-build-solar-farms-all-over-usa/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2024/08/01/l</span><span class="invisible">egions-of-robots-to-build-solar-farms-all-over-usa/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RhodeIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RhodeIsland</span></a>'s largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarm</span></a> now online</p><p> Story by Kate Wilkinson<br>July 27, 2024</p><p>BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — "Nearly 21,000 solar panels at the Bristol Transfer Station are now turning sunlight into power.</p><p>"And at more than 90 acres, it’s now the largest landfill solar farm in the state.</p><p>"Laura Frazier, the managing director of business development and strategy at NuGen Capital, said the site is expected to generate 8.7 million kilowatt hours each year.</p><p>"To put that in perspective, Frazier said a gas-powered car would have to drive 9 million miles to offset that much green energy, which is the equivalent of driving 375 times around the Earth.</p><p>"A ribbon cutting was held Thursday to celebrate the panels officially being connected to the grid. Frazier said the panels would create enough energy to power 700 homes.</p><p>"But Frazier said that green energy will actually be allocated to Toray Plastics, which the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthKingstown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKingstown</span></a>-based company bought out for the next 25 years.</p><p>"While Frazier said it can be more expensive to build on a landfill, the location has its perks.</p><p>"For example, a landfill offers a lot of open space, which she said means they don’t have to clear out any trees to install the panels.</p><p>"The project also didn’t face any opposition.</p><p>"'It doesn’t bother the neighbors,' she said. 'It’s not easily seen by any of them.'</p><p>"She also said the project received widespread support from local leaders.</p><p>"After eight years of planning, she’s finally glad to see this project come to life."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ri-s-largest-landfill-solar-farm-now-online/ar-BB1qHDuE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/companies/</span><span class="invisible">ri-s-largest-landfill-solar-farm-now-online/ar-BB1qHDuE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brownfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brownfield</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BristolRhodeIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BristolRhodeIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarSundays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarSundays</span></a></p>
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