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Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam

Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam

Senior Research Associate

azam.mohammad@bracu.ac.bd

Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam is a Senior Research Associate under the Environment and Climate Change cluster at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. 

Prior to this, he was a Trainee Research Associate under the quantitative stream of the Young Researchers Fellowship (YRF) program. His last appointment was as a Research Assistant at the Climate Change Lab, Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST). 

Azam completed his Bachelor’s in Civil & Environmental Engineering from MIST. 

Policy Brief

Environmental and Economic impacts of Agrivoltaics in Bangladesh

Date: 2024

Author(s): Kamal, Rohini and Azam, Mohammad Tofail Bin

Publisher: International Growth Centre

Working Paper

Environmental and Economic Impacts of Agrivoltaics in Bangladesh

Date: 2024

Author(s): Kamal, Rohini and Azam, Mohammad Tofail Bin

Publisher: International Growth Centre

Proof-of-Concept Study: Structural Design and Electrical Configuration of the Agrivoltaic System

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD and Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam

Topic(s): Environment, Climate Change

Economic Recovery of the Climate Migrants and New Poor Living in Climate-Vulnerable Urban Low-Income Settlements

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD; Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan and Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam

Topic(s): Climate Change

Environmental and Economic Impacts of Agrivoltaics in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD and Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam

Topic(s): Climate Change

Sustainable Business Model for Agrivoltaic Pilot Project in Bangladesh

The program investigates agrivoltaics in Bangladesh, combining solar energy and agriculture on the same land to improve land-use efficiency, generate dual income, and support the country's renewable energy transition. It uses a comparative experimental design to assess crop yield, electricity generation, and policy barriers to adoption.

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