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Cows and cyclones: New push to design solar farms for cattle and climate, but is Australia ready?
Companies are looking again at how to put more farmland under solar without disrupting operations or clashing with conditions, but is social licence pressure high enough in Australia?
Rachel Williamson

Nov 5, 2026

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Renewables

“Brilliant economics”: Offtake deal seals delivery of Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project
Renewables retailer seals “foundational” offtake deal with a project that is helping to lay the foundations for a new breed of solar and battery hybrid projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2026

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Solar

A multi-billion dollar solar sheep rental industry is taking shape in Australia
Solar grazing is a multi-billion dollar industry in the US. Australian farmers are beginning to think about how it might work here, too.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 30, 2024

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Solar

Going greener: Big PV and battery project gets federal tick after pushing “conservoltaic” benefits
Singapore-backed solar and battery project in Queensland approved by federal government after highlighting “conservoltaics”, improving the land and water quality.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 18, 2024

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Solar

“Conservoltaics:” Developers urged to think of solar farms as artificial reefs
Conservoltaics uses the land under solar panels as a home for biodiversity-boosting native flora and fauna, while improving farm efficiency.
Rachel Williamson

May 15, 2024

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Solar

Solar farms and native grasses create pollinator havens and boost biodiversity, study finds
Solar farms can play a significant role in restoring insect habitats that could mitigate ongoing conflicts over farming land use change.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 22, 2024

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Solar

Solar and Sheep: “The future of regional Australia” and the key to better quality wool
For a country that once “rode on the sheep’s back,” the dual use of farm land for both sheep grazing and solar generation makes more and more sense.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 9, 2023

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Solar

How solar farms can double as havens for our wildlife
We know about “agrivoltaics”, where land under and around solar panels is used to grow crops and graze livestock. But what about “conservoltaics”?
Eric Nordberg

Feb 3, 2023

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Solar

Solar farms put cow comfort and crop yield ahead of harvesting electrons
Spanish energy giant to build four small “agri-solar” farm projects that prioritise benefits to crops and and livestock over solar production.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 31, 2023

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Solar

Farmers keen to embrace solar, but hamstrung by export limits
Future farmers should be energy traders as well as animal or crop growers, but Australia needs new policy settings to get there.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 11, 2022

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Solar

Solar farms create pollinator havens, says study
The role solar farms can play in restoring insect habitats could mitigate ongoing conflicts over farming land use change.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 1, 1970

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