UK Agrivoltaic Consultancy
Your land. The sun.
A smarter energy solution.
Rising grid costs are driving landowners, farmers, and developers to seek alternatives. Agrivoltaics offers not just a route to energy independence, but a set of compounding benefits most advisers haven't told you about.
The problem we solve
The energy cost challenge is real. The choice between energy and food production is not.
Grid-supplied energy is expensive, unreliable, and increasingly difficult to justify. Whether you're managing an arable farm, a commercial estate, a reservoir, or a development site, the pressure to reduce energy costs is real — and growing.
The question isn't whether to act. It's how to act in a way that doesn't compromise what you already have.
What we do
16 configurations. One independent adviser.
We advise across the full range of commercially relevant agrivoltaic configurations for UK conditions and latitudes. We don't start with a product. We start with your land.
Field Systems
Vertical Bifacial PV, Single & Dual-Axis Tracking, Boundary VBPV for arable and mixed farms.
Protected Cropping
Overhead canopy, polytunnel BIPV, glasshouse CEA, shade-net, and viticulturevoltaics.
Water Systems
Floatovoltaic, aquavoltaic, and peatland FPV on reservoirs, drainage, and managed water.
Agroforestry & Ecology
Silvovoltaic systems and pollinator APV for tree crops and biodiversity-led operations.
Farm Infrastructure
Building-integrated PV on dairy sheds, poultry houses, grain stores, and farm workshops.
The benefits you may not have considered
More than an energy case.
Reduced grid costs
Dual-peak generation profiles reduce battery storage requirements and grid reinforcement costs.
Land productivity retained
Well-designed agrivoltaic systems maintain 80–90% of land productivity beneath and between panels.
Planning credibility
Configurations that support food security arguments — increasingly relevant under the Land Use Framework.
Whole-system financials
A financial case that holds up under scrutiny from planners, investors, and communities.
Water resilience
Floatovoltaic systems reduce reservoir evaporation and offset irrigation pumping costs simultaneously.
Community support
Dual-use configurations carry a fundamentally different narrative at planning and community consultation.
Who we work with
From arable farms to Local Authorities.
Farmers & Landowners
Reduce energy costs and explore new income streams without compromising productive land.
Rural Businesses
Glasshouse growers, vineyards, and mixed estates facing unsustainable energy overheads.
Local Authorities
Managed land, reservoirs, and public buildings with net zero and energy resilience objectives.
Community Energy
Dual-use configurations that generate local energy without displacing food production.
Developers & Planners
Independent expertise for DCO applications, EIAs, and community engagement programmes.
Water Infrastructure
IDBs, water utilities, and reservoir operators with managed water assets.
Why Dual Harvest
Built on evidence. Grounded in farming.
Our work is grounded in the evidence base developed through the Harvesting the Sun Twice campaign — the UK's leading advocacy programme for agrivoltaic solar on agricultural land.
Paul Bird, Director, brings 40 years of mechanical engineering experience, Lincolnshire arable farming heritage, and deep familiarity with the UK planning system, grid policy, and agrivoltaic technology.
DHA does not represent any panel manufacturer, installer, or energy developer. Advice is given in the client's interest.
About Dual Harvest →Senior Design Engineer, Ocado Technology · Multiple registered patents
Arable farming roots in the UK's most productive agricultural corridor
First written UK govt acknowledgement of agrivoltaics' role in food-energy policy
Full UK agrivoltaic taxonomy across 5 configuration families
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