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An inclusive, rural European Green Deal through agrisolar

Combinations of sustainable agriculture with solar PV systems have immense potential in the EU, writes Miguel Herrero, policy adviser at SolarPower Europe, and the coordinator of the organization’s agrisolar workstream. According to SolarPower Europe’s most recent policy briefing, if agrisolar is deployed on just 1% of arable land, it could deliver more than 700 GW of technical capacity, amounting to more than 25% of the EU’s current electricity consumption. If the EU taps this potential, it could lead the world in this efficient global solar PV innovation.

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pv magazine

11 Feb 2021

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One of the central benefits of integrating solar PV and agriculture is that it enables the dual use of land. Farmers and solar do not need to compete for space, but in fact can mutually improve the other’s function. The European Union has a promising innovation for realizing its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), to support …

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