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Rutgers agrivoltaics trials show potential; BPU dual‑use pilot applications open
Summary
Rutgers researchers presented two years of agrivoltaics trials funded by a $2.9 million state appropriation, reporting promising early results and cooperation with the Board of Public Utilities' dual‑use solar pilot.
Rutgers University researchers told the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee the state's agrivoltaics trials demonstrate promising possibilities for co‑locating solar arrays and agricultural production.
David Speck, lead of the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program, said the research team used a $2,900,000 state appropriation to build experimental stations that have run for two years and produced encouraging…
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