In northern Germany, Vattenfall is proving that farmland can produce both food and clean energy. As one of the largest Agri-PV project in Europe to date, it integrates solar panels with agriculture, boosting renewable energy production while preserving farmland for crops and livestock. In the village of Tützpatz in northeast Germany, home to fewer than … Continue reading Farming and photovoltaica solar energy: a win-win solution
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An Italian winery installed photovoltaic solar panels on its vineyards and found that they improve wine quality
Photovoltaic solar panels on vineyards are revolutionizing wine production, improving quality and protecting the environment! Agrivoltaics was already establishing itself as a great promise for both agriculture and the renewable energy sector. What was not yet known is that this technology could also bring benefits to wine production.The Svolta winery, located in the Puglia region … Continue reading An Italian winery installed photovoltaic solar panels on its vineyards and found that they improve wine quality
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RWE commissions innovative agrivoltaics demonstration plant
Three technical solutions integrate power generation and agriculture; Plant makes use of recultivated land at Garzweiler opencast mine. Research activities to start in spring; crops such as alfalfa, broad beans and raspberries to be planted. Forschungszentrum Jülich and Fraunhofer ISE contribute scientific expertise; state of NRW provides funding. With crops below and solar power above, … Continue reading RWE commissions innovative agrivoltaics demonstration plant
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Solar power and agriculture going hand in hand:RWE to build demonstration plant for agrivoltaics
Solar power and agriculture in one field – RWE and Forschungszentrum Jülich want to demonstrate how this can work in a demonstration plant in the Rhenish mining district. Earlier today RWE officially launched the project in the presence of Frank Rock, Rhine-Erft County Commissioner, Sascha Solbach, Mayor of the City of Bedburg, and Prof Ulrich … Continue reading Solar power and agriculture going hand in hand:RWE to build demonstration plant for agrivoltaics
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There’s room for agrivoltaics
Recent studies highlight the benefits of integrating agriculture and photovoltaic systems. Their conclusion? There is no risk of excessive land consumption. Agrivoltaics is an innovative approach that allows solar energy eneration and farming practices to coexist and interact in a mutually beneficial way that also creates greater value for the area and local communities. In practical terms, it’s … Continue reading There’s room for agrivoltaics
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Agrivoltaics: Enel Green Power’s campaign bears its first fruits
The first results of Enel Green Power’s experimental European program in favour of a new agrivoltaic model, capable of combining the production of clean and affordable electricity through ground-mounted photovoltaic systems and agricultural production, are very encouraging, both in terms of agricultural yield and of greater wellbeing of animals and pollinating species. Today, it’s possible … Continue reading Agrivoltaics: Enel Green Power’s campaign bears its first fruits
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Agrivoltaics at Cohuna: making the best use of Australia’s land and sun
Our global experimental program, which began in January in Europe, continues at the Cohuna photovoltaic plant, in the Australian state of Victoria. Here, an innovation project in partnership with the State Department of Agriculture will establish which are the best pastoral farming plants that can coexist with solar panels, in order to combine energy efficiency … Continue reading Agrivoltaics at Cohuna: making the best use of Australia’s land and sun
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Agrivoltaics, new sustainable solutions at the local level
A new experimental program in Europe, to find the best farming and animal husbandry solutions to integrate with large photovoltaic plants, in order to foster sustainable land management. Photovoltaic plants constructed in rural areas do not necessarily need to take away precious land from farming activities. Indeed, energy efficiency can be combined with the sustainable … Continue reading Agrivoltaics, new sustainable solutions at the local level
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