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The advantages of dual land use — generating clean energy while maintaining agricultural production on the same land — resonated particularly well with farmers. “With us, farmers remain farmers on their own land,” said Stephan Franke, Head of SUNfarming Project Development North.

Political dialogue on Agri-PV for peatlands
A special highlight was the visit of Agriculture Minister Werner Schwarz, who was welcomed by SUNfarming founder Peter Schrum. The conversations focused on simplifying and enabling approvals for Agri-Solar on peatlands.

Peter Schrum, Founder of SUNfarming, emphasized: “Currently, many peatlands in Schleswig-Holstein that are mown several times a year are not eligible for Agri-Solar. This makes little sense from either a nature conservation or climate protection perspective. Instead of using valuable arable land, we should make peatlands sustainably usable through Agri-PV combined with extensive cattle grazing beneath the modules.”
This position reflects long-standing requests from farmers and highlights a practical path to combine nature conservation with the energy transition.

Conclusion
Norla 2025 underlined that Agri-Solar is a forward-looking concept for agriculture and the energy transition — delivering clear benefits for farmers, policymakers and society alike.