Descripción del proyecto
Un método de doble uso para la producción de alimentos y energía
La energía fotovoltaica (FV) se ha convertido en la fuente de energía renovable de elección. Con todo, la instalación de parques FV tiene lugar en áreas terrestres, lo que restringe el terreno disponible para el cultivo. El equipo del proyecto financiado con fondos europeos HyPErFarm propone el uso de sistemas agrivoltaicos combinados que permitan proseguir la producción de alimentos en las tierras empleadas por los parques FV. El proyecto involucra a diferentes partes interesadas y su objetivo es optimizar modelos comerciales agrivoltaicos viables y evaluar la comerciabilidad de su solución. Para ello, se trabajará en nuevas tecnologías innovadoras y métodos de producción vegetal, se organizarán talleres de innovación para las partes interesadas y se promoverá la aceptación por parte de los ciudadanos y los consumidores. Además, HyPErFarm desarrollará y demostrará nuevos sistemas para el uso y distribución de la energía producida en la explotación agrícola a través de robots electrónicos, bombas de calor, la producción de hidrógeno y la pirólisis impulsada por energía eléctrica de corrientes secundarias de biomasa.
Objetivo
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.
Ámbito científico
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic
Palabras clave
Programa(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
Tema(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-FNR-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
IA - Innovation actionCoordinador
3000 Leuven
Bélgica