July 1-3, 2025, marks the 6th annual AgriVoltaics World Conference in Freiburg, Germany! 

Day 2 will feature presentations on solar grazing. ASGA’s Lexie Hain will serve as a session co-chair for the Solar Grazing Session, which will include the following topics:

• Are Sheep Just Cheap? Understanding the Ecological and Environmental Value of Sheep Grazing in Agri-PV Projects – Stephan Schindele (BayWa r.e.)
• Grassland Yield Models Intercomparison Under Agrivoltaics Context: A Collaborative Data Analysis – Didier Combes (INRAE)
• Two Years of Integrated Ecological Research in an Agrivotlaic Grazing System: Impacts of Microclimate & Land-Management on Vegetation Productivity & Carbon Cycling – Taylor Bacon (CSU)
• Monitoring Heifers Behavior in Vertical Photovoltaic Panels Solar Pasture- Nathan Bereyziat (INRAE)
• Impact of Agrivoltaic Structure on Grassland Productivity: A First-Year Assessment- Lucie Lorieau (TSE)

You can access the schedule and list of topics here.  

Lexie will also be presenting on ASGA’s upcoming report, “Solar Grazing: Best Practices for Industry Stakeholders and Practitioners.” The Best Practices report was authored in part by NREL, operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy. More information can be found here.

Along with the solar grazing presentations, there are a number of posters on solar grazing and grassland ecosystems under solar. It was also exciting to see the ASGA Solar Grazing 2024 Census was highlighted in one of the opening sessions.

Great work to all those involved!