Photovoltaics

All about solar photovoltaic technologies, installations, research, and market trends.

How Agrivoltaic Could Solve Food, Energy and Land Challenges

A farmer inspecting healthy green crops beneath elevated solar panels in a large agrivoltaics installation, demonstrating dual food and energy production.

By 2050, we’ll need 70% more food, 50% more energy, and far more land than the planet can offer. Agrivoltaics may be the rare solution that delivers both, food and electricity, on the same piece of land. From increased crop yields to rural electrification, this dual-use technology is already transforming farms around the world. Here’s why agrivoltaics could become one of the most important tools for feeding and powering a 10-billion-person planet.

How Policy Roadblocks Are Slowing Down Agrivoltaics

A realistic photo of a farmer standing near a large stack of paperwork labeled “Permits, Zoning, Policy” in front of solar panels installed over crops, symbolising regulatory barriers to agrivoltaics.

Agrivoltaics is growing fast, but policy, not technology, is deciding where it succeeds. From Europe’s gold-standard incentives to India’s farmer-first subsidies and Australia’s cautious pilots, governments are shaping who gets to benefit and who gets left behind. Here’s how regulations, permits, and programs are determining the real future of solar-powered farming.