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Romande Energie and the Swiss research institute Agroscope test transparent photovoltaic panels

Four companies create "France Agrivoltaïsme", the first worldwide association for the promotion of agrivoltaics. They are

The Spanish company Iberdrola has installed 270 hives and 13 million bees on two solar power plants. The aim is to examine

The Spanish company Iberdrola has installed 270 hives and 13 million bees on two solar power plants. The aim is to examine

Finally a comparative study on agrivoltaics

For two years, Americans compared sheep grazing in a PV plant and in the open air. The overall grazing performance was the same in the solar pastures and the pastures without panels.

AgriVoltaics2021 will be held online from 14 to 16 June. It includes

Lechwerke (LEW), an electricity supplier in Augsburg, is testing two small pilot vertical agrivoltaic systems, with an output of 3 and 6 kW, respectively. The systems are located

BayWa r.e. has installed 1.2 MWp PV panels to protect gooseberry plantations in Holland. The structure reduces

In 2017, Tenergie built a 33,000 m² solar greenhouse (using 265 W panels) with an installed capacity of 2.1 MW. The user of this greenhouse

Germans have compared the cost of agrivoltaic installations with the cost of ground-mounted installations. The former are always much more expensive than the latter. The substantial cost difference between agrivoltaics and ground-mounted solar results from the higher costs of tracking systems.

Agrivoltaics in brief: Enel experiments; Voltalia commissions a plant; Engie-Sun'Agri partnership

Enel Green Power is investigating how to add a crop to ground-mounted photovoltaic plants. It has selected nine different sites where different vegetables will be planted, grass, flowers, rabbits or sheep. The aim is to find out what grows best, and can provide additional income for the solar plant.

https://www.pv-magazine.fr/2021/03/19/transformer-des-parcs-solaires-au-sol-en-champs-dagrivoltaisme/

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Voltalia has commissioned a 3 MW plant on a 4.5 hectare farm in the Bouches du Rhône region. The crops are topped by trackers 4.5 metres high that protect the crops

https://www.pv-magazine.fr/2021/03/18/voltalia-met-en-service-son-premier-champ-agrivoltaique/

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Engie Green and Sun'Agri enter into a partnership to accelerate the development of agrivoltaics

The aim of agrivoltaics is to protect agricultural crops from the vagaries of the weather by means of mobile solar panels placed at a sufficient height to allow the passage of agricultural machinery. These panels are computer-controlled to adapt to the needs of the plants, providing them with the sunlight and shade they require. As a result, the plants are protected in bad weather and can grow better. The installation is particularly useful for mitigating the effects of drought, frost, hail, etc.

In addition, solar panels provide energy that can be used on the farm. Thus, farmers can better valorise their production

In the partnership between Engie Green and Sun'Agri, Engie is responsible for the development, construction, financing and operation of the system. Sun'Agri will provide its agronomic expertise during the design phase and will be responsible for managing the solar panels.

During the last two "innovative photovoltaic solar" calls for tenders, in April and December of last year, the Energy Regulation Commission selected 37 projects using Sun'Agri's technology.

https://tecsol.blogs.com/mon_weblog/2021/03/engie-green-et-sunagri-nouent-un-partenariat-pour-acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rer-le-d%C3%A9veloppement-de-lagrivolta%C3%AFsme.html

The German manufacturer of trackers, Ideematec, has adapted its equipment for use in agri-voltaic installations. It will be supplied

Americans have analysed the impact on plants of semi-transparent organic solar cells placed on the roof of a greenhouse. They found that

The second edition of the Agri-Voltaics Census has just been published. The call for contributions

Agrovoltaic projects are already competitive in Germany compared to other renewable energy sources today. The average electricity cost of agrovoltaic projects