Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

Solar energy can help grasslands weather droughts in the semi-arid American West.

Matthew Sturchio, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University; Faculty Afffiliate in Ecology, Colorado State University • conversation
May 30, 2025 • ~6 min

Solar arrays help boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

Solar energy can help grasslands weather droughts in the semi-arid American West.

Matthew Sturchio, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University; Faculty Afffiliate in Ecology, Colorado State University • conversation
May 30, 2025 • ~6 min

Biden throws US solar installers a lifeline with tariff relief, but can incentives bring manufacturing back?

Only 13% of US solar industry jobs are currently in manufacturing. The Biden administration hopes the sector will grow fast, but that might not be so simple.

Emily A. Beagle, Research Associate in Energy Systems, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
June 7, 2022 • ~7 min

Biden throws US solar industry a lifeline with tariff relief, but can incentives bring manufacturing back?

Only 13% of US solar industry jobs are currently in manufacturing. The Biden administration hopes the sector will grow fast, but that might not be so simple.

Emily A. Beagle, Research Associate in Energy Systems, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
June 7, 2022 • ~7 min

Floating solar farms could cool down lakes threatened by climate change

Earth's floating solar power capacity has grown one-hundredfold in the last five years.

Giles Exley, Associate Lecturer of Energy and Environment, Lancaster University • conversation
April 13, 2021 • ~6 min

What the world can learn from clean energy transitions in India, China and Brazil

Our research identified three key lessons.

Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy, Harvard University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2020 • ~8 min

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