Headline News:

• “Agrivoltaics: Growing Plants, Power, And Partnerships” • Both solar developers and those in the local community who care for the land – whether as farmland, rangeland, or native habitats – can benefit from agrivoltaics. And when all sides understand how they can benefit each other, low-impact solar development becomes easier. [CleanTechnica]

Agrivoltaic farming (Werner Slocum, NREL)

• “Scotland’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm To Generate First Power” • Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm has begun generating power. Seagreen, which is about 27 km (17 miles) off the Angus coast in the North Sea, has been in development for more than a decade. When fully operational, its 114 turbines will generate 1.1 GW of power. [BBC]
• “Dozens Of High-Water Rescues Are Underway As The Dallas Area Gets A Summer’s Worth Of Rain In One Day” • Parts of Dallas got an entire summer’s worth of rain between Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon, NWS said. The rain came to an area in a state of exceptional drought. It is an example of “climate whiplash.” [CNN]
• “Americans Want Clean Energy Products Made In The USA. That Goal Is Now Within Reach” • Catalyzing American Solar Manufacturing, a whitepaper by the Solar Energy Industries Association, examines the various tools at our disposal to put the country on course to build the clean energy products we need in the US. [CleanTechnica]
• “Updated Marine Energy Atlas” • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Renewable Energy Atlas and Marine Energy Atlas are publically available, free tools. They give people access to the data they need to start planning their clean energy future. New features make it easy for communities to learn how much electricity a device could produce. [CleanTechnica]

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