Author: World of Solar PV Editorial Team

A new “agrivoltaics” initiative looking to prove the commercial viability of integrating solar power plants with agriculture has won the favour of Brussels. The EU is backing German renewable energy company BayWa, in a first-of-its-kind scheme that could be a win-win for farmers and the climate.  In order to develop the project, BayWa has secured...

Using a minuscule part of agricultural land to simultaneously generate solar power would greatly contribute to the European Union’s 2030 renewable energy goals, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre found in its agrivoltaics study. Combining agriculture and photovoltaics into so-called agrisolar or agrivoltaics on just 1% of utilized agricultural area in the EU could bring...

As world leaders prepare to gather at COP27 amid a global energy crisis, climate change and renewables are sharply in focus. At the same time, increasing climate resilience across food systems will be needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition, according to UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid. Agrivoltaic farming could be a solution to...

You may have seen the word “Agrivoltaics” occasionally on the internet recently; or even if you haven’t, we’re here to explain what agrivoltaics are and how it can benefit the farming industry. What are Agrivoltaics? Agrivoltaics is a perfect combination of solar panels and plants on farmland. Agrivoltaics involves combining crops with photovoltaic panels, installed...