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Solar panels to protect the vines from heat and cold

2022-11-05T10:12:16.511Z


Agrivoltaism reconciles crop protection and renewable energy production. Pioneer of this practice, Pierre Escudié, winegrower


This is the construction site at the Nidolères wine estate, in Tresserre (Pyrénées-Orientales).

Machinery prepares a 3.8 ha plot of vines to be planted… and protected.

Heavy-duty trucks transport the latest generation photovoltaic panels which will produce electricity (power of 3 megawatts/peak) while offering, during the heat waves, a refuge of shade and coolness at the foot of the vines.

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Source: leparis

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