Agrivoltaic System Design Patents: Who Leads, Where the Gaps Are 2026
- Filings quadrupled from 2021 to 2024, rising from 1 to 5 records in that span, with a peak year of 6 filings in 2022.
- Five assignees account for the entire ranked field, with the leader holding 8 records against a fifth-place assignee with just 1 — a short, thin leaderboard rather than a crowded one.
- India leads as a receiving office with 5 filings, ahead of the United States at 3 and the EPO at 2, pointing to where dual-land-use regulation is furthest along.
Filing growth compares 2021 (1 records) with 2024 (5) — a three-year span. 2024 is the most recent year we treat as complete: publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so 2025 onwards are still filling in and any growth rate that ends there would understate the field. Top-5 share is the combined record count of the five largest assignees divided by all 13 records in scope (CR5), not by the ranked leaders only.
What agrivoltaic system design patents actually cover
Agrivoltaic system design patents sit at the junction of photovoltaic array engineering and land-use agronomy: row spacing and panel height claims that set out how far apart array rows must sit to let machinery pass, how much light reaches crops beneath the panels, and how mounting geometry trades energy yield against crop yield. The scope here is narrow by design — it excludes general solar-farm siting and focuses on the claims that couple photovoltaic hardware to agricultural output on the same parcel of land.
With only 13 published records in scope, this is a small, early-stage corpus rather than a mature one. Publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so the 2025-2026 count understates real filing activity; the reliable read on momentum stops at 2024.
Filing trend and technology composition
Two views of the same 13-record corpus: how filings moved year over year, and which IPC subclasses the claims actually sit in.
Filing trend: a short, sharp run-up
Filings were flat through much of the period, then rose from 1 record in 2021 to 5 in 2024 — a +400% move over three years — with a peak of 6 records in 2022. Because publication lags filing by about 18 months, the apparent tail-off after 2024 reflects the reporting window, not a slowdown in actual filing.
Technology composition: solar hardware dominates, agronomy is thin
H02S (photovoltaic power generation) appears in 84.6% of the 13 records and H01L (semiconductor devices) in 61.5%, confirming that most claims are anchored in the solar hardware itself. A01G (horticulture and forestry) and F24S (solar heat collectors) each cover 23.1% of records, and H10F reaches 15.4% — the agronomic and thermal-management side of the claim space is present but far smaller than the photovoltaic side.
Shares are the percentage of the 13 records in scope. A patent can carry several IPC classes, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
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Photovoltaic array and agricultural dual method of use: agrivoltaics
A method of simultaneous use of agricultural land for food production, biodiversity creation, and renewable power generation through the mounting of photovoltaic panel arrays at a distance of 7 to 11 metres from one array row to the following array row, allowing adequate passage of mechanized farm equipment between rows while also accommodating livestock grazing, orchard planting, and beekeeping activities.The most-cited record in this corpus, cited 7 times.
| # | Publication no. | Patent title | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US20210328543A1 | Photovoltaic array and agricultural dual method of use: agrivoltaics | 7 |
| 2 | WO2023014990A1 | Transparent solar cells for agrivoltaics | 3 |
| 3 | US20240372023A1 | Transparent Solar Cells For Agrivoltaics | 1 |
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The filing curve turned sharply in three years
Filings moved from 1 record in 2021 to 5 in 2024, with a peak of 6 in 2022 — a compressed run-up rather than a steady climb. That pattern is typical of a field where a small number of early movers established the core mounting-geometry claims before others followed.
A short leaderboard, not a crowded one
All 13 records in scope trace back to the five assignees the ranking returns, with the leader holding 8 records and the fifth-place assignee holding just 1. That gap between first and fifth suggests one applicant has built a genuine position while the rest are early or opportunistic filers.
Filing geography tracks where dual-use regulation is active
India accounts for 5 of the filings by receiving office, ahead of the United States at 3 and the EPO at 2, with Australia, Mexico and a single WIPO/PCT filing rounding out the rest. That distribution lines up with jurisdictions that have moved fastest on dual land-use policy for solar.
Eureka can read the same corpus for gaps instead of for coverage: under-claimed branches adjacent to agrivoltaic system design, with the prior art for and against each one.
Who is filing, and where the claim space is still open
The ranked field is small enough that each assignee's position is legible on its own, without needing a long tail to compare against.
One applicant holds the deepest position
The leading assignee's 8 records is close to two-thirds of the entire 13-record corpus, spanning the core photovoltaic-mounting and dual-use claims that most later filings build around or design near.
The rest of the field is thin
The remaining four ranked assignees hold progressively fewer records, down to a single filing at fifth place. That is a sign of an early-stage field where most participants have tested the water rather than built a portfolio.
No assignee shows fresh activity in the latest year
Recent-year momentum is flat across every ranked assignee, which is consistent with the publication lag rather than a sign the field has gone quiet — filings made in 2025-2026 have not fully surfaced yet.
| Assignee | Recent year | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University Board of Trustees | 0 | — |
| CENTURION UNIV OF TECH & MANAGEMENT CUTM | 0 | — |
| Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | 0 | — |
| SOLAR PROVIDER GRP LTD | 0 | — |
| CENTURION UNIVERSITY | 0 | — |
Where to take this next
The corpus is small enough to review claim-by-claim, but that also means a first-mover advantage is still available in several sub-areas.
Map the leader's claim boundaries
Before filing in row-spacing or dual-use geometry, check the leading assignee's exact claim language for distance ranges and equipment-clearance limits — the featured record's 7-to-11-metre range is a useful starting reference point.
Explore the claim set in EurekaTrack the under-claimed agronomy side
A01G and F24S coverage sits well below H02S and H01L, meaning crop-specific and thermal-management claims have more open space than the core mounting hardware.
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India's lead in receiving-office filings may shift as other jurisdictions formalise dual land-use rules; monitor new filing activity as 2025-2026 records continue to publish.
Set up monitoring in EurekaCommon questions about agrivoltaic system design patents
The published corpus for agrivoltaic system design, defined by claims covering light distribution, panel height, row spacing, crop yield impact, machinery clearance and dual land use, runs to 13 published records as of the 2026 data cut-off. That is a small field compared with solar power generation patents generally, reflecting that agrivoltaics is still an early-stage niche within photovoltaic engineering. Because publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, the true number of filed-but-not-yet-published applications is almost certainly higher.
Five assignees account for the entire ranked field in this dataset, with the leading assignee holding 8 of the 13 records and the fifth-ranked assignee holding just 1. That gap indicates one organisation has built a meaningfully deeper position than the rest, who appear to be early or exploratory filers. Anyone assessing competitive risk in this space should look closely at the leader's specific claim language rather than assume a crowded field.
Filings rose from 1 record in 2021 to 5 in 2024, a +400% increase over three years, with a peak of 6 filings in 2022. This tracks the broader push toward dual land-use policy for solar installations, particularly in jurisdictions like India that lead the receiving-office count. The 2025-2026 figures will likely revise upward as more recent filings complete publication.
US20210328543A1 claims a method for mounting photovoltaic arrays at a row-to-row spacing of 7 to 11 metres specifically to allow mechanised farm equipment to pass between rows while also supporting livestock grazing, orchard planting and beekeeping on the same land. It is the most-cited record in this corpus, cited 7 times, making it a reference point other filings are likely measured against. A design that falls within that spacing range and combines energy generation with one of those named agricultural uses sits closest to its claim scope, so alternatives generally need to fall outside that distance band or the named use cases to design around it.
The technology composition data shows H02S and H01L, the core photovoltaic and semiconductor classes, covering the large majority of records, while A01G (horticulture) and F24S (solar heat collectors) each cover only 23.1% of the 13 records and H10F just 15.4%. That gap points to under-claimed territory in crop-specific light transmission thresholds, seasonal panel-height adjustment, and livestock-compatible mounting hardware. A first claim in one of these areas would likely combine a specific agronomic parameter, such as a light-transmission percentage tied to a named crop type, with a mounting or spacing mechanism not already covered by the leading assignee's range.
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