The owners of the newly founded Erneuerbare Energie Prignitz want to build a total of 140 megawatts of solar power capacity. The local population is to benefit from solar power generation.
SolarEdge has entered into a collaboration with Scania Regional Council in the south of Sweden to explore the potential of agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), the combined production of solar energy and agricultural crops on the same land.
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, reveals a resilient optimism within the energy sector, despite prevailing caution.
A 128 MW solar park in Svedberga near Helsingborg in Southern Sweden may not be built. In a judgment, the Land and Environment Court of Appeal has endorsed the county administrative board's policy of prohibiting the construction of a solar park on the property.
Flax, carbon, wood fibres and other renewable raw materials are the materials that make up the new mounting system for agrivoltaic systems. Identify what other advantages it has.
The 1-billion-dollar Oak Run Solar Project, approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus, Ohio in the United States.
Several tall rows of modules are installed on a field on the farm in Deutenkofen. The aim is to test the influence of the modules on the growth of apple and pear trees.
Eurener, a Spanish solar module manufacturer, presents its latest offering: An agri-PV module with 335 watts of power output. Specifically designed for agricultural installations, including large utility projects, carports and greenhouses, these panels have a lot to offer:
The DLG awards prizes at the trade fair for innovative new and further developed products that have a positive impact on the decentralised energy supply of farms. The application phase begins soon.
In future, agricultural land should be used more than once: In addition to harvesting fruit and vegetables, solar power will also be available in future. Two Swiss universities now want to promote this and have founded the Agrisolar Forum.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SolarPower Europe’s Agrisolar Best Practice Guidelines are now accessible for solar developers and farmers on the ground across France.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wheat has now been harvested on the research field with Agri-PV system in Austria. The yields are now being measured and compared with surrounding fields.
