Agrivoltaics

Agrivoltaics is the term for dual land use of agriculture and solar (photovoltaic) energy generation on the same site. With the area of land in solar farms rapidly increasing, agrivoltaics offers the potential to preserve the food production potential of solar farm sites, while also offering complementary land use and revenue options for farmers. Agrivoltaics is focused on the design and management of sites to optimise both agriculture and solar energy generation outcomes.  The best solution for each site will be determined by the specific site attributes and the goals of the interested parties.  Solar-grazing typically refers to the grazing of sheep on medium to large scale solar farms for vegetation management.  Agrivoltaics and solar-grazing are a specialty area of interest for Anna Vaughan Consulting.