Descrizione del progetto
Una nuova era per l’agrivoltaico in serra grazie a un sistema di tracciamento reattivo
Il progetto REGACE, finanziato dall’UE, si prefigge di implementare e convalidare un sistema agrivoltaico da impiegare in serra altamente innovativo in sei luoghi situati in Europa e Israele. Il sistema si avvarrà delle sofisticate centraline per serra di TriSolar, partner del consorzio, allo scopo di garantire che non vi sia alcun calo di resa agricola nelle serre, raggiungendo il duplice obiettivo rappresentato dal conseguimento di un’energia ecocompatibile e della sicurezza alimentare. Il sistema da collaudare ricorrerà all’arricchimento di CO2 per incrementare i rendimenti dell’elettricità, soprattutto in zone contraddistinte da una minore presenza della luce solare. REGACE sfrutterà in modo duplice non solo la terra, ma anche le infrastrutture delle serre, ottenendo un costo per kilowatt installato inferiore rispetto a quello associato ai sistemi fotovoltaici terrestri ed esercitando un’impronta di carbonio molto più ridotta in confronto a qualsiasi sistema fotovoltaico.
Obiettivo
REGACE will develop and validate a disruptive radical innovative technology that will make Agrivoltaics a major contributor to the EU clean energy portfolio. The technology is highly competitive compared to other solutions, because it fully addresses the desired destination impact of clear affordable energy with a projected installed cost for customer of €600 per kilowatt compared to €880 for ground based Photovoltaic fields. Furthermore, the system demonstrated in this project is also cost effective in areas with less sunshine, which currently are outside areas for which Agrivoltaics could be considered. The core technology is a responsive tracking system mounted in the greenhouse driven by a PLC controller that changes the angle of the tracking system according to the plants’ needs. We will test a system using CO2 enrichment as a means to increase electricity production in low light conditions by increasing the angle of incidence of the bifacial panels in the tracking system. The tracking system is hung with a few screws from the supports of the greenhouse, removing the need for wind-proof supports, reducing the price per installed kilowatt. Thus, this technology allows not only for the dual use of land, but also for the dual use of infrastructure. The design of the technology also leads to reduced construction and maintenance costs, duration of execution, and moreover through reduction of CO2 emissions. In addition to the economic impact, this will also lead to significant positive effect on ecological-environmental sustainability and reduced ecological foot-print through its life-span maintenance and operation. It will also lead to the diversification of the energy producing market with small holding greenhouse owners playing a significant part in the market. The technology will be tested in operational industrial environments in six locations with different greenhouse types and crops.
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
3007500 Kfar-Kara
Israele