Urban Agriculture and Agrivoltaics at UC ANR’s South Coast Research & Extension Center
September 1, 2026 Guest Author: Grant Johnson, Urban Agriculture Technology Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension UC ANR South Coast REC Agrivoltaics Trial At-A-Glance At the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) South Coast Research and Extension Center in Irvine, a unique field demonstration is proving that agriculture and solar power generation can thrive […]
Experimenting with Shade: Melons and tomatoes growing at UC Merced
July 30, 2026 UC Merced Shade Experiment At-A-Glance Researchers at University of California, Merced have made some interesting observations about the impacts of shade on melons and tomatoes. Conducted between May and September of 2025, a study led by Dr. Sarah Kurtz and PhD students Andrew Silverstein and Hossein Ashrafpour was designed to understand how […]
Under the Panels at Spadra Farm
June 7, 2026 What We Are Learning About Agrivoltaics in Southern California By Rose Cesena Olivas, M.S., Robert Redford Conservancy at Pitzer College, Co-Principal Investigator and Dr. Eshwar Ravishankar, Cal Poly Pomona, Assistant Professor of Plant Science Cal Poly Pomona’s Spadra Farm Agrivoltaics Site At-A-Glance This agrivoltaic research site on Cal Poly Pomona’s Spadra Farm […]
Learning Under the Panels: Agrivoltaics Research at Chico State
May 7, 2026 By Benjamin Narwold, contributing author Chico State Agrivoltaics Site At-A-Glance Researchers at the agricultural research farm operated by California State University, Chico, are testing a simple idea with big implications: can solar panels be integrated into working farmland in a way that maintains, or even improves, crop yield and quality? The work […]
Agrivoltaics in Action: Inside the UC Davis Agrivoltaics Demonstration Site
April 27, 2026 By Benjamin Narwold, contributing author University of California Davis Agrivoltaics Demonstration Site At-A-Glance At the University of California, Davis, researchers are exploring a fascinating idea: what if farmland could provide multiple outputs, producing both food and renewable energy? Research at the UC Davis agrivoltaics demonstration site, led by Professor Majdi Abou Najm […]