Bidisha Banerjee

Bidisha Banerjee is a Research Associate at ICRIER with three years of experience in renewable energy. Her work focuses on solar innovations, including agrivoltaics and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), as well as green hydrogen, bioenergy policies, and virtual power plants. She has previously worked at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and CSTEP. Bidisha holds an M.Tech in Renewable Energy from TERI SAS, a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering. Her interests include distributed renewable energy systems, grid integration, and policy and financing strategies for a sustainable energy transition.

खुशी के बीज : क्या कृषि फोटोवोल्टिक्स किसानों की आय को दोगुना करने का मार्ग प्रशस्त कर सकता है?
हाल के वर्षों में, सकल घरेलू उत्पाद में कृषि और इससे संबद्ध गतिविधियों का योगदान कम हो गया है और किसानों की वास्तविक आय लगभग स्थिर हो गई है। यह लेख दर्शाता है कि कृषि में सौर ऊर्जा को शामिल करने वाले एग्रीफोटोवोल्टिक्स जैसे नए विचारों में किसानों की आय बढ़ाने के साथ-साथ, भूमि-उपयोग दक्षता को बढ़ाने और जलवायु परिवर्तन से निपटने की क्षमता है।

Sowing sunshine: Can agriphotovoltaics offer a path to doubling farmers’ income?
In recent years, the contribution of agriculture and allied sectors to economic output has declined, with farmers’ real incomes virtually stagnating. This article demonstrates that new ideas such as agriphotovoltaics, which combine solar power with crop cultivation, have the potential to boost farmers’ incomes while also enhancing land-use efficiency and combating climate change.
