4. Developing solar capacity on farms
The agrivoltaics presented in this article therefore has a double virtue: on the one hand, it improves the conditions of agricultural production, and on the other, it produces energy at a competitive cost. In the geopolitical and climatic context of 2023, it contributes to the twin objectives of food and energy sovereignty.
One question remains, however: in an age of ecological and energy planning, what strategy should public authorities adopt to deploy solar capacity on agricultural land?
These deployment strategies can be analyzed along three axes: the LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy, which takes into account all costs over the lifetime of an energy production source) of installations; agricultural added value; equity in the geographical distribution of projects.
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Standards and norms
AFNOR Label "Projet Agrivoltaïque" (2020) https://certification.afnor.org/energie/label-agrivoltaique-positif
Charte Cultivons Demain : https://cultivons-demain.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Charte-Cultivons-Demain-LD.pdf
...Patents
WO2015145351A1: Electric power generation process adapted to crops (granted in Europe, USA, China, South Africa and Australia).
FR1850890: Système agrivoltaïque et procédé de culture de végétaux (focuses on forward-looking ideas to better target ground shading; due in August 2019).
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Boralex https://www.boralex.com/fr/votre-projet/exploitants-agricoles/ agrivoltaisme/
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