Pollinator Friendly Solar
Conference Year
January 2022
Abstract
Pollinator Friendly Solar installations are gaining popularity with the growing importance of switching to more renewable types of energy. Over the summer and through the fall I worked in Taylor Ricketts Lab as a research assistant for various projects on pollinators. To learn how to better assist native pollinators such as bees, we must study their physical interactions, how efficient the pollination is, what plant species they are attracted to, and where certain species can be found. I participated in projects which included the analysis of blueberry pollination near a solar facility and pollinator abundance at solar sites/ farms.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Taylor Ricketts
Secondary Mentor Name
Jason Mazurowski
Student Collaborators
Mananli Rege-Colt, Alyssa Zawawi
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
Program/Major
Environmental Sciences
Primary Research Category
Food & Environment Studies
Pollinator Friendly Solar
Pollinator Friendly Solar installations are gaining popularity with the growing importance of switching to more renewable types of energy. Over the summer and through the fall I worked in Taylor Ricketts Lab as a research assistant for various projects on pollinators. To learn how to better assist native pollinators such as bees, we must study their physical interactions, how efficient the pollination is, what plant species they are attracted to, and where certain species can be found. I participated in projects which included the analysis of blueberry pollination near a solar facility and pollinator abundance at solar sites/ farms.