UC Davis Wild Energy Center

Do Solar and Water Mix? Wild Energy Center Studies Heavy Metal Leaching from FPVs — Wild Energy | Energy Solutions for Nature and Sustainability Akomea-Ampeh’s international experience has given her a deep appreciation for clean water as a human right and launched her scientific career studying heavy metal contamination. This commitment to env...

What if solar projects could make clean energy without taking up acres of land? That’s the appeal of floating solar, aka FPVs, placed on ponds, lakes or reservoirs. The panels could save precious water from evaporating, but do they risk polluting the water? UC Wild Solar researchers looked into it!

Helping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A UC Davis paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar industry.

Can birds and floating solar coexist? New @wildenergy.bsky.social research shows how smart design can support both clean energy and wildlife. Read the full story at www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

New Study: What Do Solar and Wind Experts Think About Renewable Projects’ Risk To Biodiversity? — Wild Energy | Energy Solutions for Nature and Sustainability A Nationwide poll Studies have highlighted the public’s concern about renewable energy projects’ threat to biodiversity. But what do the experts think? A paper recently published by the Wild Ene...

Solar and wind projects have a hard time shaking their association with bird deaths and habitat loss. Studies have confirmed those negative public perceptions. But what do the industry experts and decision-makers think? A new Wild Energy Center poll asked them! www.wildenergy.org/news/expertp...

Solar panels are throwing shade and transforming landscapes. 🌞 A new @wildenergy.bsky.social study reveals the surprising effects of panel shadows on vegetation.

UC Davis Wild Energy Center Explores Ecological Impacts of Solar in California’s Central Valley — Wild Energy | Energy Solutions for Nature and Sustainability Scientists with the Wild Energy Center spent a year studying a weed-ridden solar site. The newly published results are significant for humans and wildlife alike.

UC Davis scientists waded into the weeds to capture an ecological profile of "business-as-usual" on a conventional solar site. The newly published results from the Wild Energy Center reveal more than meets the eye and can help land managers better protect plants, livestock and wildlife 🌱

"We need to solve multiple problems at once." Solar voltaic landscapes are growing clean energy alongside crops, wildflowers, and grazing sheep—an emerging trend for multitasking lands during these 'Yes, and' times. Report from @ucdavis.bsky.social Wild Energy Center. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Report Release: A Clean Energy Boost for Multitasking Lands — Wild Energy | Energy Solutions for Nature and Sustainability A new report from the UC Davis Wild Energy Center defines sustainable voltaic landscapes, like agrivoltaic solar farms, rangevoltaic solar ranches, and ecovoltaic solar parks.

Have you heard of agrivoltaics, the combo of solar and agriculture? Okay, what about ecovoltaics? Rangevoltaics? The Wild Energy Center is demystifying all these terms in a report released today - check it out here!