12 December 2024, Brandenburg, Müncheberg: A new agrivoltaic system is located on a field on the grounds of the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) (aerial view with a drone). For a climate-friendly energy supply: ZALF today commissioned its innovative agri-photovoltaic system, which is located on 8,000 square meters of the research site in Müncheberg (Märkisch-Oderland). The Ministry of Science is supporting various energy efficiency projects at ZALF with a total of 2,678,400 euros. Around 2.3 million euros are earmarked for the agri-photovoltaic system, which will cover at least 20 percent of ZALF's energy requirements in the future. ZALF in Müncheberg (Märkisch-Oderland) conducts research into the economically, ecologically and socially sustainable agriculture of the future. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa