TotalEnergies has announced the first harvest from three agrivoltaic demonstrators in the French towns of Channay (Côte-d'Or), Rivals (Aude), and Valpuiseaux (Essonne).
The company intends to investigate the effect of solar panels on crops in order to compile a database on the agronomic advantages of agrivoltaic projects. For this purpose, it selected several PV systems and crop configurations.
TotalEnergies is studying the contribution of photovoltaics to a diminishing yield plot of land. It was noted that Le Channay is susceptible to climatic problems such as wind, frost, and drought.
The results of the study must be confirmed over time. TotalEnergies has around 140 agrivoltaic projects in various phases of development.
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