American-Made LASSO Prize
Funds U.S. companies and organizations piloting cattle agrivoltaics projects through a phased prize competition to generate cost and outcome data.
The American-Made Large Animal and Solar System Operations (LASSO) Prize is administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). It is a prize competition — not a grant — structured under the American-Made Challenges series. The total prize pool is $8 million. There is no cost-share requirement; winners …
Cattle agrivoltaics — solar PV systems installed on agricultural land used for cattle grazing. Projects must gather and share data on costs, business models, and operational outcomes.
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