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Intelligence Before Infrastructure

At SunSeed APV, we believe successful agrivoltaics begins with intelligence. Expanding renewable energy should not come at the cost of agriculture, food security, or ecological resilience. The future lies in designing systems where food and energy thrive together.

Designing Harmony Between Food and Energy

We believe agriculture and solar energy should work in harmony, not compete for land and resources. By integrating plant science, solar engineering, and climate intelligence, we create systems that optimize both crop productivity and energy generation.
Our Journey

The SunSeed APV Journey

From early research to global partnerships, building the intelligence layer of agrivoltaics.

2020–21

Foundation

• Early APV research
• Initial pilot systems
• Formation of core team

2021–22

Research & Platform Development

• GIZ partnership
• Research collaborations
• LEAF platform developmen

2022–23

Pilot Projects

• Pilot projects in Maharashtra
• Cable structure systems
• Crop simulation capabilitie

2023–24

Global Collaborations

• Israel collaborations
• Farm controller development
• International APV positionin

2025+

Scaling Globally

• Scale-up vision
• Global deployment
• 5000 MW roadmap

Our Journey

The SunSeed APV Journey

From early research to global partnerships, building the intelligence layer of agrivoltaics.

2020–21
Foundation & early research
  • Category insight — Recognised the growing land-use conflict between food production and renewable-energy deployment.
  • Early experimentation — Began exploring APV configurations, structural concepts and the role of light and climate in crop performance.
  • Core team — Built the initial engineering and agrivoltaics team.
Research Foundation
Early Research
LEAF Simulation Sensors Research Team
2021–22
Collaboration & platform development
  • GIZ collaboration — Expanded pilot, research, policy and capacity-building work through the develoPPP programme.
  • Software foundation — Developed early light-simulation capabilities that later evolved into LEAF.
  • Research network — Deepened collaboration with scientific and agricultural institutions.
Platform Development
2022–23
Pilots & system innovation
  • Maharashtra projects — Deployed and studied multiple APV configurations under real agricultural conditions.
  • Cable structures — Advanced high-clearance, agriculture-compatible cable-based structural systems.
  • Crop modelling — Expanded crop-response modelling and simulation capability.
Field Validation
Maharashtra pilot Cable Structures Structural joints Crop field
Operations center Controller capabilities Global R&D
2023–24
Smart operations & international collaboration
  • Operational intelligence — Expanded monitoring, controller and farm-management capabilities.
  • International R&D — Deepened research and market collaboration, including work in Israel.
  • From projects to platform — Connected simulation, structures, operations and field learning into a broader SunSeed ecosystem.
Global Ecosystem
2025+
Scale and category leadership
  • Commercial scale — Move from pilots and research systems toward larger repeatable APV deployments.
  • Global platform — Adapt SunSeed's technology to different crops, climates and markets.
  • Long-term ambition — Build toward a 5000 MW global agrivoltaics deployment roadmap while strengthening SunSeed as a reference platform for the category.
Forward Roadmap
Commercial Scale Global Platform Reference Platform