feld.energy raises €10M+ seed to accelerate agricultural photovoltaics in Germany

Germany-based agricultural photovoltaics company feld.energy has closed a seed round of more than €10 million led by HV Capital, with participation from Future Energy Ventures, AENU, and Angel Invest.

feld.energy enables farms to grow food and generate solar power on the same land with modular, machine-friendly agricultural photovoltaics (Agri-PV) systems for arable fields, pastures, and speciality crops.

Operating end-to-end, from feasibility to construction, the company makes dual land use easy to deploy and economically attractive, even without subsidies. Under its lease model, farms can earn over €100,000 across 20 years while maintaining agricultural output. This supports the company’s vision to show that farming and renewable energy can reinforce one another to create lasting value.

By pairing clean energy with agriculture, feld.energy strengthens farm income and resilience, reduces water use, and advances Germany’s energy transition.

The opportunity is significant, as Germany targets about 60 per cent renewables in gross final consumption by 2050, and Fraunhofer ISE estimates 2,900 GW of technical Agri-PV potential nationwide.

Co-founder and CEO Dr. Adrian Renner says feld.energy aims to bolster agricultural resilience and accelerate the shift to a climate-neutral economy by enabling farmers to generate clean power without reducing food production.

This funding will help us strengthen our team and scale our solution so that farms everywhere benefit from this dual-use approach,

Renner added.

With fresh funding, feld.energy will accelerate growth, expand operations, and strengthen its team. Its long-term aim is to make dual-use farmland, boosting farmers’ income while helping the planet, the rule rather than the exception.