Danish Agrivoltaic Project Produces Energy Without Reducing Crop Yields

Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark documented a full-scale agrivoltaic pilot project in which bifacial, vertical solar panels in agricultural fields generated clean electricity without reducing crop yields. Vertical panels in an east-west-facing orientation produced slightly less energy per year than south-facing panels, but the generation peaks in morning and late afternoon coincided with demand, and there was no yield loss when the vertical panels were combined with wheat and grass-clover mixed crops. In addition, the bifacial panels require fewer materials, have lower CO₂ emissions, and reduce wind loads compared to conventional panels, and observers ranked the vertical panels on agricultural land more positively than conventional solar installations.
Related NCAT resource: AgriSolar Clearinghouse