agrisolar clearinghouse

In this episode of Voices from the Field, we meet Fred Bahnson, NCAT’s new Executive Director. Fred tells us the story of the journey that led him to NCAT and talks with Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mike Lewis about the strength of NCAT’s resources — and staff — and some of its many programs.

Related Resources:

·        National Center for Appropriate Technology

·        ATTRA

·        Armed to Farm

·        Soil for Water

·        AgriSolar Clearinghouse

Contact Fred Bahnson and Mike Lewis at fredb@ncat.org and mikel@ncat.org

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This episode is a conversation between NCAT Energy Program Director Stacie Peterson and Alexis Pascaris, executive director of AgriSolar Consulting.

It is the fifth in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA’S Voices from the Field podcast. 

Alexis is a consultant and a stakeholder in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse. She and Stacie discuss the social aspects of agrisolar, including the concept of energy as a social matter with technological components, the importance of the cultural landscapes around agrisolar operations, and the “social license” to operate them. Alexis and Stacie also address the stacked benefits of agrisolar itself and agrisolar projects around the country.

Related NCAT Resources:
 
 ·        AgriSolar Clearinghouse

·        Agrisolar Policy Guide

·        AgriSolar Podcasts Ep. 1: Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in Colorado

·        AgriSolar Podcasts Ep. 2: Keeping Family Farms in Family Hands with AgriSolar in Massachusetts

·        AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 3: Lexie Hain — Sheep and Solar a Match

·        AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 4: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies – Solar Pollinator Habitat

·        Case Study: Summit Plant Labs

Other Resources:

·        AgriSolar Consulting

·        Do Agrivoltaics Improve Public Support for Solar? A Survey on Perceptions, Preferences, and Priorities

·        Smart Solar in Connecticut: Farmer Survey Findings and Initial Recommendations

·        Building a Resilient Future: Connecticut’s Smart Solar Opportunities

·        SCAPES

·        SPADE Agrivoltaic Design and Development 

Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org.  

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.  

This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT’s Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director of The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund and President of Conservation Blueprint. 

It is the fourth in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA’S Voices from the Field podcast.  

Pete and Stacie discuss the benefits of pollinator habitat at solar energy sites, pollinator habitat design, seed mixes, pollinator health and quality, and what anyone can do to help pollinators in their own backyard.  

AgriSolar Clearinghouse Resources: 

·         AgriSolar Clearinghouse 

·         Solar Pollinator Habitat 

·         Solar Apiaries 

·         Fact Sheet: Making the Case for Solar Beekeeping 

Other Resources: 

·         Conservation Blueprint 

·         The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund 

Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org.  

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You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.  

Learn about NCAT’s other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.  

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.  

The National Center for Appropriate Technology has launched America’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.

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.

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Communications Director Emilie Ritter Saunders speaks with Energy Programs Director Stacie Peterson, Phd., about how the AgriSolar Clearinghouse aims to make solar more accessible to land managers looking to make the most out of their land, diversify their revenue, and produce renewable energy.

Visit the new resource at AGRISOLARCLEARINGHOUSE.ORG

Related ATTRA Resources:

• AgriSolar Clearinghouse
• Sheep and the Sun: Solar Grazing with Lexie Hain

Contact Stacie Peterson and Emilie Ritter Saunders via email at staciep@ncat.org and emilies@ncat.org

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