Promote integrated policy design to overcome social and technical challenges for agrivoltaic deployment
Alessandro Sciullo (University of Turin)
Pinar Derin-Güre (Middle East Technical University)
I.M.F. Gordon (TU Delft - Photovoltaic Materials and Devices, University of Hasselt, IMEC-Solliance)
Angela Ciotola (Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie)
Hanna Dittmar (SolarPower Europe)
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Abstract
Policy Highlights To achieve the recommendation stated in the chapter title, we propose the following: bullet Provide an overarching shared definition of Agrivoltaics (AV) with a precise balance between the agriculture and energy components- general enough to guarantee agriculture will be kept as the primary activity but flexible enough to adapt to the specific conditions. bullet Fund further Research and Development (R&D) through pilot projects to investigate different technical configurations and crucial parameters to improve the balance between energy production and farming. bullet Identify an integrated scheme of incentives for AV to prevent agriculture from being abandoned in favour of energy production. bullet Engage with local communities to develop local and national criteria for implementing AV, support the continuation of agricultural activity, raise local awareness, and foster active community involve-ment in AV projects to maximise regional economic benefits and avoid extractivist behaviours. bullet Facilitate the dialogue between Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) communities by constructing a common definition of the AV policy problems at stake.