Webinar: Large Scale Agrivoltaics: Solar Grazing on Utility Scale Solar Facilities in Western New York
Event hosted by USES-NY, please register through the provided link.
Part 1 of 2.
Feb 10, 2022. Start time 6 PM Eastern Time
Part 2 will be beekeeping
Description:
In 2019, NYSERDA awarded a contract to EDF Renewables for the construction of its proposed Morris Ridge Solar Energy Center project, engineered to generate 177 megawatts of solar electricity. The Morris Ridge project consists of six pods of ground-mounted solar arrays on approximately 1000 acres of leased, private land in the Town of Mount Morris in Livingston County, NY. EDF Renewables plans to incorporate provisions for the co-location of agricultural activities within the Morris Ridge Solar Energy sites. This includes managed sheep grazing to control vegetation under and around the solar panels and beekeeping—as well as honey production—sustained by pollinator-friendly plant life. The Town of Mount Morris commissioned a research study to answer questions about the nascent solar-agricultural industry, assess opportunities to attract farmers to the EDF Renewables Morris Ridge Solar Energy Center, and identify viable markets for solar-raised products.
Presenters:
– Julie Shiflett, PhD., Juniper Economic Consulting
– Dave DeSalvo, Town Supervisor of Mount Morris
– Kevin Campbell @kevin Kevin Campbell, Senior Manager, Development, EDF Renewables
Register Here: it’s free
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4WzkmTXZQyuCW35ZvQxg-w
