Europe: Photovoltaic Agriculture Has Become A Major Development Trend in the Future

Europe needs smart agrivoltaic solar farms solutions to reduce its energy dependence. One such innovative approach is agrivoltaics.

Competition between land for food production and space for solar equipment is intensifying. Compared with traditional plastic greenhouses and glass greenhouses, Swiss startup Insolight has launched translucent solar panels that effectively avoid covering agricultural land. The solar modules built by the company can convert electrical energy while providing adjustable shading effects for crops.

The crops that have been tested so far include raspberries, strawberries, cherries and blueberries, and the locations have been selected in different climate zones such as southern France and the Netherlands. According to Insolight's calculations, the total installation cost of using this photovoltaic power generation system on a one-hectare berry farm is around 1 million euros. And they said that photovoltaic devices using dynamic dimming have certain advantages over traditional greenhouses and plastic greenhouses because photovoltaic panels can withstand heavy rain, frost or hail.

In Europe, agrovoltaics: solar energy and agriculture has become a hot topic and continues to heat up. Both the French and German governments have designated agrivoltaic solar farms technology as a core pillar of their energy strategies, demonstrating the major trend and mainstream status of photovoltaic agricultural greenhouses in future agricultural development. Germany, France and Italy have established legal frameworks for agrivoltaics, which is very helpful for the development of the industry.

Cowell will gladly create the structural design for client's projects if required. Tailor-made solar photovoltaic systems are available here. To create the photovoltaic solar power plant is the best and economic way to get the clean and renewable energy.