agriPV

Combining solar plants with agriculture is becoming more prevalent in markets globally, increasing the availability of sites for new PV projects while reducing land-use conflicts. Will Norman details how the industry can take advantage of agrivoltaic opportunities while navigating construction, operation and maintenance challenges.

French solar company Reden Solar has announced a plan to increase its new solar module production capacity to 200MW a year by 2024.

Community solar is poised to exponentially grow in the coming years through the IRA and other state-level legislations, as well as in agriPV.

Solitek targets the agriPV and industrial markets in Italy to set itself aside from Chinese manufacturers with its bifacial glass-to-glass modules.

Lithuania-headquartered solar PV manufacturer Solitek has expanded its operations into Italy with a 600MW module assembly plant in Benevento.

Italian renewable energy group Enel Green Power has started construction of a 170MW agrivoltaics solar PV plant in Italy.

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall has invested in a 76MW agrivoltaics project in the northeastern municipality of Tützpatz, Germany.

The French Senate approved a new legislation that will boost the deployment of renewables in France, with the requirement of outdoors car parks to be covered with solar by law.

US module manufacturer Toledo Solar has partnered with Turkish-based material manufacturer KordSA to expand its PV manufacturing capacity across Europe and Central Asia.

The Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Mipaaf) has launched a €1.5 billion (US$1.5 billion) scheme that aims to incentivise the installation of agrivoltaic projects.