Prof Ulrike Feistel is a hydrologist working at the University of Applied Sciences Dresden. Following her PhD in environmental sciences she was involved in international research on climate change at the Centre de Recharge Eco-Geographic, France. She worked as GIS specialist for WASY Ltd, Germany and for eleven years as Senior Hydrologist for the environmental department of Mott MacDonald, UK. In 2017 she and her team started investigating the impact of solar farms on the environment. Their research has focused on the influence of large-scale solar parks and small Agri-PV systems of various designs on soil water dynamics and microclimate.