Why agrivoltaics have yet to take off in Switzerland

"Ground-mounted systems currently account for 0.1% of installed capacity, while agri-PV systems account for 0.0% (rounded)." This sentence from a technical report by the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, essentially sums up the state of ground-mounted PV in Switzerland in general, and agri-PV in particular. However, with the country's Energy Act mandating an increase in renewable electricity generation, excluding hydropower, to 35 TWh per year by 2035 and 45 TWh by 2050, it will be difficult to continue excluding open-field sites. In 2025, Switzerland's 8.2 GW of installed PV capacity ...

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