Recording of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 5:30 .

Panel Discusses Crop Productivity Matrix and Agri-Voltaic Systems at European Agriculture Conference, Highlighting Unsubsidized Projects and Land Use Efficiency Concerns

The session involves a closing Q&A focused on agricultural productivity and agri-photovoltaic (agri-PV) systems. Avnab Jan from the German Development Corporation in India asks about developing a unified crop productivity matrix for Europe, facilitating data use for developers without duplicative efforts. The response includes an example from Germany where DEEN specifications require 66% of crop yield to be assessed using shading simulations, microclimate modeling, and remote sensing technologies provided by companies like BayWa. Yui raises concerns about shifting agriculture practices in Italy towards intensive cereal cultivation over extensive methods due to projects favoring crops like alpha-alpha. This leads to discussions on land-use efficiency regarding permanent crops versus cereals within agri-PV systems. A final question addresses the feasibility of unsubsidized agri-PV projects being competitive soon. An example cited is a 5 MW project by BayWa in Spain that operates subsidy-free under power purchase agreements (PPA). Other cases include grazing PV in the UK with sheeps under subsidy-free conditions. The session concludes with thanks and applause for attendees' patience.

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Talk of session: Agricultural PV: How to Tap into Europe's Huge Potential for Solar Power in Agriculture

Several European countries have implemented their first agricultural PV projects and policymakers are starting to recognize the benefits of this technology. Governments have been adopting regulatory frameworks that enable both food and power production. Agricultural PV has positive effects on biodiversity and nature, as well as revenues. But is the business case for agricultural PV really compelling enough for farmers to adopt it at a large scale? This session will discuss: Latest projects and regulatory changes in various European agricultural PV markets Business models integrating ‘Nature Based Solutions' from pilot projects to utility-scale agricultural PV power plants Why biodiversity is turning into a hot topic in agricultural PV Fireside chat: How to convince food farmers to adopt solar farming.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker

Eva Vandest
Head of Public Affairs
Amarenco
Austria

To Talk

Results of EU Call for Evidence and Agri-PV Potenbal in Europe

Speaker

Ignacio Asenjo
Policy Officer
European Commission
Belgium

To Talk

Business Models of Agri PV & How It Benefits Farmers Models

Speaker

Emilien Simonot
Head of Agrivoltaics EMEA and APAC
Lightsource bp
UK

To Talk

How Biodiversity and Soil Are Turning Into a Hot Topic for Agri-PV

Speaker

Stephan Schindele
Head of Product Management Agri-PV
BayWa r.e. AG
Germany

To Talk

Challenges and Success Factors in the Development and Implementation of Utility-Scale Agri-PV Projects in Germany

Speaker

Fabian Neu
Senior Expert Agri-PV
RWE Renewables Europe & Australia GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Why Eastern & Central Europe Governments Implement Supportive Policy Frameworks for Agri-PV Targets

Speaker

Jiri Bim
Head of Agrivoltaic Section
Czech Solar Association
Czech Republic

To Talk