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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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Dual-Use Solar Pilot Program Pre-Qualification
January 6, 2025 – Staff of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (Board) (Staff) invites all interested parties to submit Expression of Interests (EOIs) for pre-qualification into the Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The linked notice includes instructions for how to complete and submit an EOI. The deadline for submitting EOIs is 11:59:59…
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Soybean harvest at RAREC
Harvesting of soybeans in a double panel AV research plot at RAREC in southern New Jersey on 6 November 2024. Harvesting of soybeans in a double panel AV research plot at RAREC in southern New Jersey. On 6 November 2024 the soybean research plots were harvested at RAREC. In the late afternoon the day prior…
Soybean production winding down at RAREC for the first season
The weather this season in southern New Jersey was nothing short of very dry for most of the second half of the summer and fall. In total, since 1 Aug. less than 2 inches of rainfall has been recorded at the research station. Fortunately, overhead irrigation was available to supply supplemental water to the soybean…
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