Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- A new approach to combining renewable energy with agriculture was showcased in Kandy when the Agri-Solar Pilot Demonstrator for Training & Research opened at the National Seminary of Our Lady of Lanka, Ampitiya, on October 23.Go Solar

The project introduces agrivoltaics, or Agri-PV, an approach that integrates solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation with agricultural cultivation on the same land. By allowing farming to continue beneath elevated solar panels, Agri-PV offers an opportunity to make more effective use of land while exploring how renewable energy generation and agricultural production can complement one another.

The initiative is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and E...