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Solar PV could disrupt the fossil fuel industry and help with two of the biggest sustainability challenges of our times: biodiversity loss and food production. In Q1 2021, pv magazine’s UP initiative will shine a spotlight on agrivoltaics – the combination of agriculture and solar energy – in recognition of this emerging market. The goal is to understand the potential benefits, and economic, political and technical challenges of such an innovative partnership.

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Becky Beetz

07 Dec 2020

Belgian University KU Leuven has a pilot project underway pairing PV with orchard crops. | Image: KU Leuven

This September, legendary broadcaster David Attenborough released the documentary, A life on our planet. In it, he says that preserving biodiversity is one of the key issues we face. At the same time, research published by the University of Oxford found emissions from the world’s food system – said to account for around 30% of …

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