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Dual-Use Solar Pilot Program interested Project Teams: If you are selecting the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program as your Research Partner, and have questions about research requirements, please contact Shawn Sorrels, RAP program coordinator, at shawn.sorrels@rutgers.edu
For general questions regarding the Dual-Use Solar Pilot Program please email:
Dual-Use@NJCleanEnergy.com
Links to published Dual-Use Solar Pilot Program documentation can also be found on our Resources page
The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program
The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) is a multidisciplinary group of Rutgers faculty and staff committed to designing and conducting applied agrivoltaics research and outreach.
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RAP is part of the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service which provide research, outreach and education resources to residents, communities, and business in New Jersey and beyond.
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Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program: 2024 Agrivoltaics World Conference Publication
Congratulations to the RAP Team regarding the conference proceedings publication released this week! “Lessons Learned from Three Agrivoltaic Installations in New Jersey” Abstract: Agrivoltaics is a new technology that has the potential to positively impact commercial farming by combining agricultural practices with the generation of solar energy. While some yield reduction is to be expected,…
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S&P Global, Spotlight on Agrivoltaics
With agrivoltaics, solar farms can add wheat, sheep as new cash crops by Kirsten Errick Read Full Article Solar energy developers are increasingly looking to open their facilities to another type of farming: crops and livestock. Agrivoltaics, the dual use of land for solar energy generation and agricultural production, is getting more attention, according to a July 2024 report…
Rutgers Day 2025
Thank you to all who stopped by our table at Rutgers Day 2025 to learn about Agrivoltaics! Dr. A.J. Both speaks about agrivoltaics with Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway and Aisling Colón. Photograph courtesy of Nick Romanenko.