Project description DEENESFRITPL A dual-use approach for energy and food production Photovoltaics (PV) has emerged as a preferable renewable energy source. However, PV parks are installed on land areas, restricting the available land for crop farming. The EU-funded HyPErFarm project proposes the use of combined agrivoltaic systems that allow food production to continue on land used by PV parks. By engaging several stakeholders, the project aims to optimise viable agrivoltaic business models and test the marketability of the solution. It will work on new innovative technologies and crop production methods, organise stakeholder innovation workshops and encourage citizen/consumer acceptance. Moreover, HyPErFarm will develop and demonstrate new systems for the use and distribution of energy produced on the farm through e-robots, heat pumps, hydrogen production and e-driven pyrolysis of biomass side streams. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The sustainable development goals of the UN and climate targets of the EU require that all economic sectors sharply reduce fossil-based use. However, the agricultural sector has the potential to not only greatly defossilize, but even produce energy – and that not to the detriment of, but alongside with food production. Photovoltaic (PV) has become dramatically more competitive relative to other renewable energy sources, and is now as competitive as wind power. Currently, PV-parks are installed on large land areas, leading to loss of land for cultivating crops. The ideal solution is provided by combined agro-voltaic systems with dual land use for crop production and simultaneous power production. HyPErFarm joins multiple types of actors with the objective to optimize viable agrivoltaic business models as well as test the marketability of the products, via inclusion of new innovative PV technologies (PV H2-production, bifacial PV-panels), radically new crop production systems, stakeholder innovation workshops, and citizen-consumer acceptance, public perception analysis and farmer adoption studies. HyPErFarm also develops and demonstrates new ways of utilizing and distributing the energy produced on-farm via heat pumps, e-robots, hydrogen production, storage and use, and e-driven pyrolysis of biomass side-streams that captures carbon while also improving soil quality. The project’s impact is that agrivoltaic systems are moved upwards to TRL7-8, and attractive new business models are accessible for farmers. HyPErFarm thus supports a game-changing radical innovation and contributes to the building of a low fossil-carbon, climate-resilient future EU farming that can also supply local communities with power and hydrogen. HyPErFarm partners have the ability to adopt and further develop the new farming practices, to provide the new technologies required, and to adopt new APV-business models that will allow continued food production on land used for power production. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind poweragricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods Topic(s) LC-FNR-06-2020 - Defossilising agriculture – solutions and pathways for fossil-energy-free farming Call for proposal H2020-FNR-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-FNR-2020-1 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Net EU contribution € 1 516 420,00 Address Oude markt 13 3000 Leuven Belgium See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all AARHUS UNIVERSITET Denmark Net EU contribution € 1 003 218,75 Address Nordre ringgade 1 8000 Aarhus c See on map Region Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany Net EU contribution € 365 475,00 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 AGRO INTELLIGENCE APS Denmark Net EU contribution € 245 000,00 Address Agro food park 13 8200 Aarhus n See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 105 000,00 HYET HYDROGEN BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 259 166,25 Address Westervoortsedijk 71 k 6827 AV Arnhem See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Arnhem/Nijmegen Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 111 071,25 FUELSAVE GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 57 575,00 Address Altrottstrasse 31 69190 Walldorf See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 24 675,00 HOCHSCHULE OFFENBURG Germany Net EU contribution € 366 527,00 Address Badstrasse 24 77652 Offenburg See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Ortenaukreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ETABLISSEMENTEN FRANZ COLRUYT NV Belgium Net EU contribution € 102 375,00 Address Edingensesteenweg 196 1500 Halle See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 43 875,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. DATS 24 Belgium Net EU contribution € 3 500,00 Address Edingensesteenweg 196 1500 Halle See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 1 500,00 INNOVATIESTEUNPUNT VOOR LANDBOUW ENPLATTELAND Belgium Net EU contribution € 287 000,00 Address Diestsevest 40 3000 Leuven See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 PNO INNOVATION Belgium Net EU contribution € 135 625,00 Address Excelsiorlaan 51 1930 Zaventem See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 58 125,00 HUNSBALLE CLAUS Denmark Net EU contribution € 74 103,75 Address See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 31 758,88 HOCHSCHULE WEIHENSTEPHAN-TRIESDORF Germany Net EU contribution € 346 475,00 Address Am hofgarten 4 85354 Freising See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern Freising Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 KRINNER CARPORT GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 415 625,00 Address Passauer strasse 55 94342 Strasskirchen See on map Region Bayern Niederbayern Straubing-Bogen Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 178 125,00
