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Concentrated photovoltaics in agriculture offers advantages in terms of energy efficiency and shade mitigation over conventional photovoltaics, according to some researchers, while paying attention to the higher initial costs

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The University of Los Angeles (UCLA) has discovered that growing plants under semi-transparent organic solar cells not only generates electricity, but also promotes plant growth.

Organic solar cells are made from carbon-based materials,

Engineers at Cornell University in the US have proven that solar panels installed above vegetation have surface temperatures

A national centre for research and innovation on agri-voltaics has just been created on the initiative of INRAE. It should enable

Eighteen months after the installation of an agrivoltaic structure in Granges-sur-Lot (47) by Sun'Agri, it is time for results. The aubergines obtained

Thirty members of the Green Platform are committed to values of general interest. They affirm their conception of agricultural and territorial projects, without discrimination on the solutions.

TotalEnergies currently has more than 140 agrivoltaic projects in various stages of development. Initial results show an increase in agricultural yields on field crops and a reduction in water stress.

One farm has had to cope with very hot and dry summers over the past 10 years. French solar developer TSE has installed a "farm canopy", which is a large canopy equipped with rotating solar panels

American scientists from the University of California have found that the use of semi-transparent, wavelength-selective PV panels can increase crop yields.

Moroccans have proposed the use of luminescent solar concentrators for electricity generation in greenhouses and agri-voltaic plants. They claim that these concentrators are capable of

Chinese researchers have found a significant reduction in evaporation on agrivoltaic plots. They examined the relationship between cumulative surface evaporation and evaporation time. They placed

Q Energy France presents a pilot PV hydroponic system. It covers an area of 250 m² and is equipped with a rainwater harvesting system which is collected in a basin. Irrigation is carried out continuously thanks to its closed circuit water pump system in order to preserve water resources.

Hydroponic farms practice soil-less cultivation

In France, 35 farmers in the Landes department have decided to change their farming practices to adapt to the low quality of groundwater. They chose agrivoltaics to compensate for the loss of crop yields.

Italy publishes new national guidelines for agrivoltaic installations

On 27 June, guidelines for the design, construction and operation of agrivoltaic installations were published in Italy by the Ministry of Ecological Transition. From now on,

Scientists in South Korea have combined photovoltaic production with the cultivation of broccoli and cabbage as part of agrivoltaics.

They installed bifacial panels at a height of 3.3 metres