Agrisolar
The multi-scale use of land for agricultural production and energy generation using solar panels.
What do we mean by “agrisolar”?
Agrisolar growing and/or grazing beneath solar panels in an agricultural context
Installing innovative racking designs that allow for multiple activities underneath energy generation
Agrisolar processing on-farm using concentrated solar energy
e.g. heating and cooling of milk in the vat on a dairy farm, or drying lavender on a flower farm
e.g. community vegetable gardens underneath panels on the roof of a multi-story residential building in a city environment
Agrisolar green rooves in urban & peri-urban settings
Agrisolar CRC
A collaborative approach to the large-scale land transformation needed to achieve net zero.
Expressions of Interest
The CRC bid team is seeking expressions of interest from solar developers/owners/operators, solar mounting system OEMs, energy companies, agribusinesses, the corporate sector, engineers, food & fibre wholesalers and retailers, investors, philanthropists, and other innovators who want to investigate and capitalise upon all aspects of agrisolar by COB OCT 31, 2024