Mass. sees more interest in agrivoltaic incentives

SOLAR: Only three projects have been completed since Massachusetts became the first state to offer agrivoltaic project incentives in 2018, but more are in the pipeline. (Energy News Network)

ALSO:
• Rotterdam, New York, gets closer to instituting an 18-month solar development moratorium as residents are incensed over a proposal for a 20 MW solar farm on undeveloped land. (Daily Gazette)
• A Vermont town’s planning committee rejects a revised proposal for a 2 MW solar farm that has repeatedly failed to secure state permits. (Vermont News & Media)
• Amherst, Massachusetts, officials celebrate the development of a 3.8 MW solar array on a capped landfill. (Daily Hampshire Gazette)

BIOMASS: A Vermont biomass company files for bankruptcy, leaving dozens of New England loggers with thousands of dollars of unpaid invoices. (Bangor Daily News)

FLOODS: A Gulf of Maine Research Institute pilot project is using solar-powered sensors to estimate rising tides and inform flood preparations in several coastal Maine towns. (News Center Maine)

EDUCATION:
• New Jersey started requiring climate education this school year, but the resources that teachers have to implement those lessons are unevenly distributed. (The Hechinger Report)
• Over 200 organizations sent representatives to an offshore wind energy expo on Long Island to encourage high schoolers to join the industry. (Newsday)
• A Vermont middle school’s curriculum includes a gardening elective that integrates food system, climate and Indigeneous land history education. (Valley News)

BUILDINGS: While colleges across the country are promoting eco-friendly campus changes, many still use fossil fuels to heat and cool buildings, including Dartmouth College and Harvard University. (Reuters)

NUCLEAR: A New York agency’s analysis shows the state could reduce the cost of decarbonization by over $1 billion if advanced nuclear reactors become less expensive. (RTO Insider, subscription)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A New York school district in a mountainous, rural area works to understand what will be needed to convert its fossil fuel-powered school buses to electric. (Daily Freeman)

OFFSHORE WIND:
• Ocean Wind 1’s developers hold a virtual public hearing today to discuss their transmission cable plans off New Jersey’s coast. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• As Ocean Wind’s joint venture with Mayflower Wind contends with contracts that may no longer be economically viable, the latter brings on a new chief executive. (Recharge)