To help establish an 'agrivolatic' solution, support and encouragement from public entities or government institutions may be required. All over the world there are examples of this support and incentives for this investment.

China

China is the country that has invested the most in 'agrivoltaic' systems and now has a total installed capacity of over 12 GW. 'Agrivoltaic' systems are supported by policies not only from the photovoltaic industry, but also from the agricultural side, promoting photovoltaic technology and agricultural development.

China uses voltaic agriculture to solve the problem of poverty in rural areas of the country. The location of an 'agrivoltaic' installation is chosen depending on the number of people living below the poverty line, taking into account capacity requirements and project needs. The projects help to diversify families' incomes, employing them in construction, renting their properties, or renting the energy they generate.

USA

The USA is one of the countries with expanding projects in recent years. To achieve the goals of the NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) by 2030, there are almost 800.000 hectares available for 'agrivoltaic' activities.

Department of Energy research funding is awarded to projects involving agricultural and solar applications, and dual land use. For example, in Colorado's renewable energy and energy efficiency program, funds are set aside for the primary purpose of “guidance, research, technical assistance, feasibility studies, and projects related to voltaic agriculture.

Japan

Japan has a support system called “solar sharing”, where the main focus is installations on land smaller than 0,5 ha. The objective of “solar sharing” is to combat the stagnation of farmers’ incomes and the rapid aging of the rural population. It also aims to make use of abandoned or devastated land.

Authorities have established guidelines for approving “solar sharing” to be eligible for a feed-in tariff higher. This means that the price of electricity injected into the grid by the system is being purchased at a price higher than the market value.

Germany

Since 2021, 'agrivoltaic' has been part of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act or Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG). EEG grants the owner of an agrivoltaic system a priority connection to the grid. The owner also has priority in purchasing the electricity generated and, depending on the capacity of the system, has access to ''market premium'' values ​​for the sale of the energy.