Featured in Work in progress – 04-2023

More acceptance through dual use

Doubling up on land use by adding solar to agricultural sites sounds like a great idea. But what is the right method? pv magazine Deutschland’s Cornelia Lichner compares ground-mounted solar and agrivoltaic systems in Germany and discovers that some of the relevant regulations do not appear to be justified.

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Cornelia Lichner

05 Apr 2023

Extensive land use offers a rewarding alternative to intensive farming, according to many farmers. | Photo: Wattmanufaktur

Agrivoltaics – adding solar to farmland – can eliminate competition between food and electricity production for land. Generating electricity on farmland is sustainable and efficient and can increase public acceptance of ground-mounted solar. Agrivoltaics is in its early stages, though, and needs improvement to fulfill its potential.The DIN SPEC 91434-suggested definition of agrivoltaic installations – …

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