Agrisolar CRC
Our mission
Inform wholistic system designs that enable large scale uptake of Agrisolar, ensuring climate resilience for farmers and food security for Australians
Opening commercial opportunities for agrisolar in Australian agricultural and peri-urban contexts
The Agrisolar Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is developing a 10-year (2026-2036) industry-led ~$100M initiative that connects industry, landholder organisations, government, and research partners through authentic collaboration to initiate nature-positive, socially responsible, and innovative adoption of agrisolar projects in Australia at commercial scale.
Agrisolar System Design
This diagram shows the possibilities for agrisolar and energy flow within existing farming systems, including the financial benefits of taking a nature-positive approach (below).
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Why join the Agrisolar CRC?
Investment in the CRC rewards investors and nature, and future-proofs the wellbeing of farming communities and Australian agriculture.
The CRC spotlights agrisolar as a unique market opportunity with the potential to contribute significantly to Australia’s emission reduction targets.
The CRC will engage government, community, and landholders to assess the impacts of agrisolar compared to “Business As Usual” utility solar. The priority is value to investors, nature conservation, and energy justice to farming communities.
Why a CRC?
Large-scale land transformation is needed to achieve net zero
A fully decarbonised agricultural supply chain will set Australia apart and enhance our access to sustainability-conscious international markets. To meet emissions targets, both existing and proposed, agrisolar can be a major driver in the transition to a climate-positive economy.
A full exploration of Agrisolar in Australia via a CRC will mature the decarbonisation community, grow the economy through innovative PV solar usage, and help Australia reach Net Zero emissions targets through application.
Our project & place-based approach
The CRC bid team has engaged partners in collaborative project planning for our successful Stage 1 bid submission. The Stage 2 bid submission was submitted on 9th October 2025. This means that we will be able to map the first few years of projects for the CRC in time for submission and, if funded, pull the trigger quickly on tangible high-impact outcomes that lead us toward our 10-year vision.
Governance Structure
We have consulted across our consortium of partners regarding governance, IP, and commercialisation arrangements for our proposed CRC.
