r/RenewableEnergy • u/sjandrews76 • 7d ago

After intense summer, European field test demonstrates 14% higher wheat yield at agrivoltaic site compared to control field, likely due to shading effect

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/25/ews-reports-14-higher-winter-wheat-yield-at-austrian-agrivoltaic-site/
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u/INITMalcanis 7d ago edited 7d ago

Agrovoltaics are really gathering momentum. We're confronted with the inevitability that there will be a significant rise in global temperatures. We'd better start learning how to live with that, and this is going to be an enormous part of it.

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u/Direct-Translator-75 5d ago edited 5d ago

I read somewhere that putting solar on 2-3% of all agricultural land can already provide enough electricity to power the whole of human society in conjunction with other renewables.

It seems unlikely agrovoltaics will play a enormous role in the future of agriculture, simply because we don't need that many solar panels and it still leaves a huge amount of land unshaded or in need of other solutions.

A meaningful role yes, but we need to adapt in a multitude ways if we want to still be able to feed ourselves 10-20 years from now.

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u/INITMalcanis 5d ago

The point being that agriculture will need to change as well.

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u/Glum_Introduction725 6d ago

Lol. Used trees in Fields so they can keep owls and  solar on car parks...