by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
Generating solar power and growing crops on the same land. This is the promise of agrivoltaics<\/strong>, an integrated system<\/a> in which the two activities can coexist, despite the challenges, provided that preventive measures are adopted<\/strong> to protect the soil from the planning stage onwards. This is the finding of a study<\/a> by the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research<\/strong> (ZALF) in Germany, published in Scientific Reports<\/em>.<\/p>\n To prevent compaction and reduce risks to agricultural productivity, \u201cwe suggest that pedological construction supervision should become standard practice<\/strong> for Agri-PV projects, ensuring soil protection measures are integrated into planning, construction, and restoration\u201d, the authors write.<\/p>\n