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SolarPower Europe welcomes the new Farming Strategy of the European Commission. For the first time, the EU recognises the role of solar PV in enhancing energy security, decarbonising the sector and supplementing farmers' income.
The energy provider was successful in the recent Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan auction. Both projects are being realised in the region around Neaples as tracker systems.
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.
Due to approval delays, construction of the tracker system could not start until late autumn last year. Nevertheless, the project was completed on time. In future, it will be under scientific monitoring.
There was great interest in financially participating in the agricultural solar project in Austria. The local population in particular invested - within record time.
According to the project developer Futura Group, the project in Sardinia is the largest solar plant combining agriculture and photovoltaics to date. Aiko has been chosen to supply the modules.
The practice of producing solar energy and food on the same surface, Agri-PV, is becoming increasingly popular throughout Europe. In our main topic next week we present some interesting project examples and research projects.
In the special Solar Energy for Farmers you can read the latest developments in the field of double-use of farmland and self-sufficiency of farms with energy from the sun.
Fashion is often criticized for its environmental impact, but H&M Group is committed to sustainability. The company has a history of investing in power purchase agreements (PPAs) and energy storage systems. In November 2024, H&M signed a long-term PPA with Polish developer R.Power to boost its global sustainability efforts.
Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group and Baywa r.e. have conducted a study to analyse the additional profits possible through agriculture in combination with photovoltaics. They also looked at the specific cash flows during the transition phase.
The use of agricultural land for additional electricity production with photovoltaics is gaining more and more attention. Our special shows how farmers can refine their land with solar energy. It is available to download for free.
Rome is supporting the construction of more than 1.5 gigawatts of agri-PV capacity with market premiums and investment subsidies. The prerequisite is that agricultural production is still possible.
The Austrian project developer and operator of green energy plants has built the first project in a whole series of hybrid generators of this type. In total, the company's offensive includes some 400 megawatts of solar power.
A solar carport with just one support, a new air-to-water heat pump, a monitoring system for tiled roofs and software that optimises energy trading and the state of charge of batteries. These are our top products of the week.
A German farmer uses his abundant surplus from his photovoltaic array to heat water with a heating rod. He manages completely without electricity from the grid – even in winter. Read about how it works.
The Alhendín solar park south of Granada has been feeding electricity into the grid since May 2024. The agri-PV system combines solar power generation with agricultural production. The concept enables the use of modern agricultural machinery between the rows of solar modules.
Farmers are showing great interest in photovoltaic systems. This special issue is dedicated to the topic of self-generated electricity in agriculture. It is available to download for free.
Corab might be best known as a PV-component wholesaler based in Poland. The roots of the company lie in the production of mounting systems. Currently, the company is capable of an output of over four Gigawatt per year. One of the newest developments in mounting system techniques from Corab are agri-pv-systems. We talked about the role of this new development with Barbara Michalowska, Agri-PV Manager at CORAB S.A.
The European Investment Bank EIB is granting a loan of 69 million euros to the Valencia-based transport company EMT. With the money, EMT wants to make its own fleet of e-buses greener. The plan is to purchase 145 e-buses to replace old vehicles.
This edition of the Special, among other topics, highlights the opportunities that farmers have to utilise land for multiple purposes. You will also find information on technology, insurance and the switch to e-mobility in agriculture.
Agrivoltaics is considered to have a promising future. However, the example of Germany shows that the building law slows down many projects and the projects have to struggle with material price increases.
Due to the lack of EU state aid approval, the special provisions of the solar package 1 for tenders for agri-PV systems have not yet been implemented in Germany. The data situation regarding the installed systems is also unclear.
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.
A farmer in Pyhra, Lower Austria, has covered part of his berry plantation with semi-transparent modules. This has advantages and the neighbourhood also benefits.
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.
