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Agricultural photovoltaics are gaining ground, but how exactly can farmers benefit from installing solar systems on arable land and grassland?
Gridparity is cutting the cost of agri-PV with a revised product range and new system setup. Added storage opens up broader business models for farmers and reduces reliance on subsidies.
Gridparity now offers solar canopies for diagonal car parks, while Zinco’s green roof system comes in multiple variants. Solaredge is streamlining installer workflows with a new app, and Aerocompact introduces an adjustable roof hook with quick fastener. These are our top products of the week.
Supplier Gridparity from Karlsfeld is presenting a solar canopy designed for diagonal car parks – a smart solution in many cases, as it saves more space than conventional parallel parking layouts.
Car parks that combine solar canopies with green strips don’t just deliver clean, low-cost electricity but also reduce irrigation needs by shading plants from the summer heat.
Gridparity's new B80 bifacial module has been specifically designed and optimised for agricultural applications. With 45% transparency, it provides an ideal balance between power generation and light transmission, allowing plants to grow optimally under the system.
Urban PV aims to give the energy transition in cities a boost. The focus is on the utilisation of already sealed surfaces in urban areas.
Gridparity surveyed visitors at the Energy Decentral. The result: smaller systems for the dual utilisation of land were the main focus of interest. This is because they have advantages compared to large systems.
Outdoor swimming pools are booming in the summer heat. Because they promise to cool you down. However, the edges of the pools are often sealed. The sun burns mercilessly on the skin. A clever idea offers a remedy: solar power is better than sun cream!
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.
Temperatures are rising: Up to 45 degrees Celsius were measured in Spain this summer, in some cases more than 15 Kelvin above average. Sealed, open spaces and too few shaded areas are contributing to the fact that life in the city is coming to a standstill. A trade fair in Barcelona showed that climate change requires a rethink in architecture.
The output of the modules is used in the leisure pool to help cover the immense energy consumption. The public utility company had precise ideas for the construction, which Gridparity was able to fulfil. The result is an aesthetically pleasing system that was completed in just a few weeks.
CEO Talk: Glass-glass-modules from Europe open up completely new applications. Roofing of schoolyards or parking areas - the demand is huge. How can installers benefit? About this the Editor in Chief Heiko Schwarzburger talks to Dr Erich Merkle.
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.
Gridparity has developed a solar system specifically for viticulture. The company is thus expanding its product range for the energy transition in agriculture.
The company responds to high demand for glass-glass modules – and for PV terraces and semi-transparent installations in general.
To increase solar module production in Europe and to lessen dependence on the Asian market, Agora Solar is establishing a facility for in Slovakia.
Solar canopies for schoolyards enhance paved areas and allow them to be used on rainy days. This creates a bright and attractive space for playing and learning. Erich Merkle of GridParity explains how the investment is refinanced by solar power.
A flat roof system for bifacial modules, a new grid operating system, smart batteries certified for third-party inverters and solar fences and semi-transparent glass canopies. Here are out top products of the week:
Glass-glass modules are gaining importance in the European market and expanding their market shares. Erich Merkle of Gridparity explains how manufacturers set up new plants, win new customers – and open up new applications.
A mobile power station for on the go, A solar roof tile optimised for roofers, a portable charging cable that also works at home and solar fences and semi-transparent glass canopies. Here are our top products of the week:
Gridparity offer agri-PV solutions that cover a wide range: vertical solar fences and transparent canopies to protect berry crops, apple and stone fruit orchards as well as a variety of field crops.
CEO talk: High quality, tailor-made products: European manufacturers of solar modules can hold their own against the competition from Asia. If they address specific market segments and customer groups that want more than mass-produced goods. From Dr Erich Merkle, CEO of GridParity AG, we learn how this works.
A new generation of ultra-high power modules, comparison of inverters made simple, a first functional prototype of solar roof tiles and PV carport kits for energy self-sufficiency in every size. These are our top products of the week:
The Gridparity kits combine steel, aluminum or wood with photovoltaics. The PV Power Carports are a new generation of very stable and good-looking parking solutions in combination with transparent and efficient double-glass PV modules.
