Only problem is many pasture animals are not compatible with agrovoltaics. Cows tends to rub on the supports and may chew any exposed wires, goats will find their way on top of the panels no matter what you do, pigs will chew on any exposed wire or insulation, and sheep, well they’re actually okay for agrovoltaics.
There’s the alternate approach of basically using solar panels as fences which might work better for some pastures. Ultimately agrovoltaics is one of those combinations of factors that is going to take time and experimentation to perfect
Any time I’ve seen PV panels in a pasture field, they’re all set up a little differently depending on the field, animals, etc.
The ones with cattle look closer to the ones in the parking lot in the post photo, they’re way up on a post, all the wiring is either kept up high or are in a metal conduit. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them with goats though. Goats are assholes.
Only problem is many pasture animals are not compatible with agrovoltaics. Cows tends to rub on the supports and may chew any exposed wires, goats will find their way on top of the panels no matter what you do, pigs will chew on any exposed wire or insulation, and sheep, well they’re actually okay for agrovoltaics.
There’s the alternate approach of basically using solar panels as fences which might work better for some pastures. Ultimately agrovoltaics is one of those combinations of factors that is going to take time and experimentation to perfect
Any time I’ve seen PV panels in a pasture field, they’re all set up a little differently depending on the field, animals, etc.
The ones with cattle look closer to the ones in the parking lot in the post photo, they’re way up on a post, all the wiring is either kept up high or are in a metal conduit. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them with goats though. Goats are assholes.