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The solar energy transition offers farmers new opportunities: as a partner of the municipalities, but also to reduce the energy costs of their farms. Here you will find all information about solar power in plant production, animal husbandry and ecotourism.The solar energy transition offers farmers new opportunities: as a partner of the municipalities, but also to reduce the energy costs of their farms. Here you will find all information about solar power in plant production, animal husbandry and ecotourism.

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Dual use of land: New special on Agri-PV

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The new Special Edition on the decentralised generation and use of solar power in agriculture has been published. It is available to download free of charge.

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Research project

Optimising Agri-PV for Finland

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The University of Helsinki, Turku University of Applied Sciences and the project developer Energiequelle are jointly launching a research project to investigate the combination of solar energy and agriculture under Nordic conditions.

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Agriculture

Croatia moving forward with Agri-PV

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Interview: The Agri-PV landscape in Croatia is undergoing important changes. SolarPower Europe spoke with Maja Pokrovac, Director of RES Croatia (Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia) about the recent Agrisolar developments in the country.

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Dr Erich Merkle of GridParity: AgriPV - Transparent complete systems for farmers

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CEO Talk: More and more farmers want to use their land twice - with additional solar power generation. AgriPV a brand of GridParity AG now has the whole range of solutions in its portfolio. CEO Dr Erich Merkle knows which options farmers can use to harvest double.

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Agri-PV

"Dual use with animal husbandry has great potential"

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Agrivoltaics is being promoted as the ideal way to combine solar power generation and agricultural use. Although it can hardly replace traditional solar parks, it offers interesting opportunities for niche applications, says Carsten Bovenschen, CEO of Juwi, in an interview.

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Agri-PV

Next2Sun and partner build first vertical agri-PV system in the US

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Next2Sun and the American solar company Isun are building the Agri-PV plant on an area in Vermont. Construction is due to start in 2024. Vegetables will be grown between the rows of modules.

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Dual use of land: New special on Agri-PV

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The new Special Edition on the decentralised generation and use of solar power in agriculture has been published. It is available to download free of charge.

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Agri-PV

Optimisation brings more yields

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Photovoltaic systems on arable and agricultural land are becoming increasingly popular. Noam Shvartz, agri-PV expert at Solaredge, explains an important consideration for farmers who decide to switch to agri-PV.

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Dual use of land: New special on Agri-PV

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The new Special Edition on the decentralised generation and use of solar power in agriculture has been published. It is available to download free of charge.

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Agritechnica 2023

The solar energy transition in the field has already begun

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A small, solar-powered robot that works independently in the field: This is no longer a utopia. Thanks to technological developments, it is now possible. A Danish company showed how it works at Agritechnica.

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Agritechnica 2023

Farmers show great interest in photovoltaic systems

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At Agritechnica, suppliers of agrivoltaic systems presented solutions on how farmers can utilise their land multiple times. They also showed future scenarios of how modern agriculture can develop in the course of the solar energy transition.

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Self-consumption in agriculture

TU Munich develops construction kit for electric tractors

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At the Agritechnica agricultural trade fair, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) showed what a development kit for electric tractors could look like. The platform offers modules for various purposes and, if required, a kind of power bank as an exchangeable battery.

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SolarPower Europe 

Agrisolar Best Practice Guidelines now also in French

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SolarPower Europe’s Agrisolar Best Practice Guidelines are now accessible for solar developers and farmers on the ground across France.

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EU funding

Baywa r.e. plans six new agri-PV projects in five countries

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Baywa r.e. plans to develop six agri-PV projects in five countries combining agriculture and solar power generation by 2027. The Group has received EU funding of €6.5 million for this purpose.

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Dr Erich Merkle of GridParity: AgriPV - Transparent complete systems for farmers

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CEO Talk: More and more farmers want to use their land twice - with additional solar power generation. AgriPV a brand of GridParity AG now has the whole range of solutions in its portfolio. CEO Dr Erich Merkle knows which options farmers can use to harvest double.

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Agri-PV

Vertical agri-PV plant wins Austrian Solar Prize 2023

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G&G Sonnenstrom built its agri-PV system with Next2Sun technology. But it was more than the dual-use option that convinced the jurors to award the project with the Solar Prize.

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Agri-PV

Chickens under a 79-megawatt solar park in Germany

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Vattenfall is implementing its largest Agri-PV project to date. The electricity is used to power mobile phone masts, while chickens live under the solar modules.

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Agrivoltaics Industry Forum Europe 2023

Programme for agri-PV conference has been finalised

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Conexio has now published the complete programme for the conference on dual use of agricultural land online. There is still a discount on the admission price until 31 August.

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The smarter E Europe 2023

Dr Erich Merkle of GridParity: AgriPV - Transparent complete systems for farmers

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CEO Talk: More and more farmers want to use their land twice - with additional solar power generation. AgriPV a brand of GridParity AG now has the whole range of solutions in its portfolio. CEO Dr Erich Merkle knows which options farmers can use to harvest double.