agrivoltaics

In Australia, the Victoria government yesterday (11 September) granted the green light for the development of the 450MW Hazelwood Solar Farm, which also includes plans for a 450MW/1,800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

A report from Ember estimates that 39GW of agriPV could be deployed above shade-benefitting crops such as berries.

Coined as Europe’s largest agriPV park by the companies, the Klimapark Steinhöfel spans over 500 hectares of land and eight districts in Brandenburg, eastern Germany.

Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at Southern Europe, where pricing, grid capacity and the ban of PV on farmland are causing headaches.

Caroline Plaza looks at how new business models involving farmers, landowners and energy companies could open up new opportunities in agriPV.

BayWa r.e. has completed the construction of five solar farms, with a combined capacity of 136MW, on two former military bases in France.

Community solar developer Lightstar Renewables confirmed on Thursday (8 August) that it has been approved to participate in the ‘Solar Neighbourhood Plan’ in Detroit, US, by the City Council.

The land in question excludes natural reserves and high-value agricultural areas under “strict agricultural, environmental and technical criteria for hosting onshore wind and solar projects.”

A roundup of two agrivoltaics projects from different sides of the world, from US PV developer Avangrid and Lodestone Energy in New Zealand.

Lincoln University revealed plans on Wednesday (10 July) to develop New Zealand’s first ‘high-value’ agrivoltaic (agriPV) solar farm.