Agrivoltaics gains global momentum as a solution to land conflicts and climate change
An OilPrice review points to agrivoltaics as one of the paths to easing the friction between solar expansion and the preservation of farmland.
According to an estimate by the European JRC, using only about 1% of the EU's farmland could yield a potential of hundreds of GW. Meanwhile, Greece is advancing a 130MW programme, and in Virginia, USA, a definition of agrivoltaics has already been written into law.
Alongside the energy potential, the article highlights the barrier that continues to accompany the field: opposition to projects on farmland and possible harm to agricultural use. That is why the advantage of Agri-PV is measured not only in MW, but in the ability to prove that farming remains a genuine activity over the years.
