Sandbox Solar has an ongoing agrivoltaic research project in partnership with the Colorado State University Research Farm at ARDEC South. Thanks to funding secured from the USDA SBIR grant, Sandbox Solar was able to install 9 separate agrivoltaic arrays. These arrays test certain crop types with varying solar panel transparency to measure the results. Sandbox Solar and the CSU Department of Agriculture utilize this research for educational and practical implementation.
Since installing these arrays, Sandbox Solar has developed an agrivoltaic design software called SPADE that allows farmers to design their own agrivoltaic array based on the climate, crop type, and array configuration that they select before installation. Using SPADE, Sandbox has installed two large agrivoltaic solar projects for local commercial farms in Fort Collins with research gathered from this site.
These Agrivoltaic Projects Include:
Spring Hill Greens Bifacial Agrivoltaic Fence
Native Hill Bifacial Agrivoltaic Array
Sandbox Solar and CSU’s ARDEC South Research Farm plan to build more agrivoltaic arrays on the farms to continue the groundbreaking research being made. Follow our social media for more information on agrivoltaic updates!
Interested in learning more about Agrivoltaics?
Here are some links you can check out!
Agrivoltaics – Sandbox Solar information page
SPADE – Sandbox Solar Agrivoltaics Modeling Software
Spring Hill Greens Agrivoltaic Solar Fence – Agrivoltaic Project Page
Contact Us – Get more information about Agrvoltaics
