Agri-PV

What is AgriPV

AgriPV (Agrivoltaics) refers to the integration of solar energy generation with agricultural activities on the same piece of land. Rather than competing for land use, agriculture and solar can work together to create multiple benefits from a single site.

AgriPV encompasses a wide range of applications and technologies, including:

• Crop cultivation beneath or alongside solar panels
• Livestock grazing within solar installations
• Water conservation and irrigation solutions
• Biodiversity enhancement initiatives
• Desertification prevention projects
• Innovative vertical and elevated solar systems

The flexibility of AgriPV allows solutions to be adapted to different crops, climates, farming practices, and regional conditions around the world.

Why AgriPV Matters

As global solar deployment surpasses 3 TW, the industry must identify new pathways for growth while addressing broader societal challenges. Studies suggest that AgriPV could unlock a theoretical potential of nearly 33 TW of solar capacity worldwide if just 1% of agricultural land were utilised—more than ten times today’s installed solar capacity. This represents one of the largest untapped opportunities for scaling solar globally. But the benefits extend far beyond energy generation. AgriPV can:

• Accelerate solar deployment without displacing agricultural activity
• Strengthen farm resilience and diversify farmer income
• Improve land productivity through dual land use
• Enhance water management and conservation
• Support biodiversity and ecosystem restoration
• Increase climate resilience for agricultural communities
• Contribute to food, water, and energy security goals simultaneously

As countries seek integrated solutions to meet their climate, energy, and food security objectives, AgriPV is emerging as a critical component of the future energy system.

The Opportunity for the Solar Industry

The future of solar is not about choosing between energy generation and food production. AgriPV demonstrates how both can coexist and thrive together.

By enabling productive agricultural activity alongside solar generation, AgriPV expands the addressable market for solar deployment while creating new opportunities for farmers, rural communities, developers, and investors.

Successful AgriPV projects can help stabilise farm revenues, improve land-use efficiency, strengthen local economies, and build broader support for solar development.

As deployment scales, AgriPV has the potential to become a major driver of the next phase of global solar growth.