This is an interesting account of how a large #SolarFarm was approved, against the odds, in #Ohio.
There are a lot of spurious myths surrounding the proposed solar farms, but a large part of the opposition stems from real concern over the loss of farmland. It seems to me that advocates for agrivoltaics have their jobs cut out for them in farming communities.
As of March 2024, the Golmud Solar Park in China is the world's largest solar farm, with 2.8 gigawatts of installed capacity. The park has more than 7.2 million solar panels that use photovoltaic (PV) technology to generate electricity.
The nuclear industry is so focused on Germany's decision to close their radioactivity factories after Fukushima and Chernobyl it seems to me that in general they're may not be supporters of democracy?
Anyways, Germany's solar installations are up 88% in the first 8 months of 2023, compared to same period of 2022. It installed 8.99 GW in 2023 through August, up from 4.8 GW in 2022. Germany's solar totals 76 GW, with a 2030 goal of 215 GW.
‘17 business inquiries into RFP, only one developer ended up bidding: Nextgrid’
Pretty poor interest in it, it seems: ‘17 business inquiries into RFP, only one developer ended up bidding: Nextgrid’
I guess this revenue wasn't enticing enough: ‘potential 30-year life, revenue from lease $7.09 million, RECs could total $2.71 million, total of $9.8 million in revenue for the city’