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EU backs new project to strengthen role of solar power in agriculture | Recharge

The European Union is funding a new initiative to develop six projects across the continent aimed at fusing solar power with agriculture, targeting a sector that is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions globally.

German clean energy company BayWa r.e. announced on Thursday that it had secured €6.5m ($6.9m) in backing from the EU’s LIFE Programme, the bloc’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action.

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Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.

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