Solar panels help this French winemaker to protect his crops from rising temperatures, heatwaves, droughts and cold snaps
The solar panels insulate the grapes during periods of extreme cold and shield them from the sun's harsh rays during heatwaves. The panels also rotate to allow more light to hit the vines on more overcast days.
Agrivoltaics are a fast developing technology that place solar panels over fields and vineyards to get double use out of the land by producing power during periods of heavy sunlight while still allowing crops to grow. The panels also help insulate the ground beneath by around two degrees Celsius, protecting crops and vines from the kind of late frost that ravaged wine production throughout France in the spring.
Priority in the setup is given to crop quality over power production, meaning some 15 to 20% of potential energy supply is lost over the course of a year, Cartier said.
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