The ‘Biodiversity versus solar’ dilemma

Our recent work finds that when decisions are made about where to locate new solar energy installations, biodiversity and conservation are accounted for only in a very simplistic, strictly “regulatory” manner–not in the complex, nuanced manner that these issues actually deserve.

Bibliographic synthesis of biodiversity-relevant criteria for solar energy sitings [open access] Levin, M., Condon, D., Krasner, N.Z., Forester, E., Holmes, C.C., Bateman, B.L., Delach, A., Ennen, J.R., Kalies, E.L., Kays, R., Lovich, J.E., Smith, A.B., Wu, G.C., and Hernandez, R.R. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 223:116026.