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With land for new solar projects in short supply across many global regions, integrating solar into active farmland is an increasingly accepted alternative. But the right approach is needed to benefit both applications. Renewable energy technology and advisory company 3E is participating in two pilot projects for agrivoltaics with very different aims and scopes, as pv magazine heard from the company’s head of innovation, Gofran Chowdhury.
Gofran Chowdhury stands, arms folded. Blurred cityscape in the background.
“The innovation we’re pursuing doesn’t lie in exotic solutions” – Gofran Chowdhury, 3E | Image: 3E

Tell me a bit about 3E and your recent work in agrivoltaics.We started in 1999, supporting solar projects as a technical advisor. Realizing the need for smarter, digital tools, we later transformed our expertise into SynaptiQ, a software platform for optimizing the performance of solar, wind, and BESS assets.Around three years ago, we again saw …

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