There are many different variations of solar power - utility-scale, large business, and home use - and many friends of such, making things easier and less expensive, or providing more opportunity to deploy.
Solar fences
Not just rooftops, but fences (and also of course vertical on walls). Europe install solar fences.
- Wall mounted (fence-mounted) solar panel efficiency.
- Balcony plug-in solar panels popular in Germany, now coming to the UK.
Agrivoltaics
Agrivoltaics is the combination of photovoltaics (solar cell panels) and agriculture, though this can be widenend to include animal husbandry, as well as any renewable energy source siting.
- Grapes and solar panels
- [Sheep and solar panels](More agrivoltaics https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/solar-grazing-triple-win-sheep-farmers-renewables-energy-companies)
- Flax grows better under solar panels
- Book Agri-energy: growing power, growing food
Locating solar PV
Solar PV build-out economics
Water batteries
Store energy by heating water (for later use). Add an onsen for the full experience...
- Heat pump water heaters powered during daylight
- Note also standard solar hot water heaters as well