The first French vitivoltaic power station combining vineyards and solar panels was inaugurated on Thursday in Tresserre (Pyrénées-Orientales department) as part of an experimental project, as noted by an AFP correspondent. It is the “world’s first agrivoltaic demonstration system with remotely controlled panels” that is able to meet the needs of the plant, explains Antoine Nogier, founder of Sun’R, the …
The world’s first agrivoltaic power plant, located in the Aspres region, places vines under remote-controlled solar panels, while awaiting the first grapes of the future in 2021. Covering vines with photovoltaic shading is not such a far-fetched idea, but it becomes far more complex to implement when it is the plant that decides on the orientation of the panels, so …
Thursday, 8 November 2018. On Thursday, the Tresserre agrivoltaic power plant was inaugurated in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. According to Sun’R, the company behind the project, it is “the world’s first agrivoltaic demonstration system with controllable panels”. Solar panels installed on trackers at a height of 4.5 metres cover 4.5 hectares of vines on the Domaine de Nidolères, the family estate …
A world first: an innovative pilot project in Tresserre allows for the production of photovoltaic energy without any conflict over land use. Agrivoltaics. This new term designates the most effective way of combining agriculture and solar energy production – two fields that have long been at odds. The elected members of the Chamber of Agriculture have fought long and hard …
