The Solar Impulse Foundation, which launched the Global Alliance for Clean Technologies in 2016, has just conferred its “Efficient Solution” label on Sun’Agri, a pioneer and the global market leader in dynamic agrivoltaics. The foundation established by Bertrand Piccard is thus rewarding this ground-breaking technology, which enables certain agricultural sectors to adapt to climate change. Following the success of Bertrand …
On April 1, 2020, CRE selected the following seven innovative projects managed by AREC in the Occitanie region: Four projects in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, one in the Aude department, one in the Gard department, and one in the Hérault department. These agricultural projects focus on vegetable farming, viticulture and arboriculture. This project cluster has a peak production capacity of more …
As part of its INFRAGREEN IV strategy, the green infrastructure financing platform RGREEN INVEST has set up a dedicated investment line for innovative infrastructure projects developed by Sun’Agri, a company specialising in dynamic agrivoltaics. The purpose of this long-term partnership is to support the projects developed by Sun’Agri, namely dynamic coupling solutions between agriculture and photovoltaics. With INFRAGREEN IV and …
Sun’Agri, a pioneer in dynamic agrivoltaics, and ITK, a specialist in agri-intelligence and developer of agronomic decision analysis tools, have signed an industrial and commercial cooperation partnership to help agriculture adapt to climate change. This 15-year collaboration represents a world first, thanks to the unique synergy it creates between two fields of the green economy: photovoltaics and precision agriculture. The …
“By supporting dynamic agrivoltaics, the government is taking a strong stance in favour of technologies that combine the adaptation of agriculture to climate change and the ecological transition. This marks an important step for Sun’Agri, and we look forward to supporting the successful projects of our partner farmers. Our work over the past 10 years is bearing fruit, and we …
The Florensac Cooperative Winery (department of Hérault) is embarking on an agrivoltaics project: vines grown under intelligent photovoltaic panels that tilt according to the needs of the plant and the weather, an ideal solution for combating climate risks. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/agriculture-peche/florensac-se-lance-dans-l-agrivoltaisme-ou-comment-combiner-agriculture-et-photovoltaique-1563548297 And the radio report: http://media.radiofrance-podcast.net/podcast09/14651-23.07.2019-ITEMA_22113759-3.mp3 starting at 1:23 min.
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 …
