OPENAX continues to focus its efforts on the transition to green energy. Agri-PV at Openax can realise the dual use of arable land and offers an innovative, efficient and cost-effective solution to simultaneously promote sustainable agriculture and the transition to clean energy.
Agrivoltaism makes it possible to drive the agricultural and energy transition of territories by combining food production and sustainable energy production on the same surface. It is a proven strategy for farmers to adapt to climatic hazards and an innovative solution to protect their crops while producing renewable electricity.
Agrivoltaism or Agri-PV is a method which allows the coupling of main agricultural production with secondary energy production. This is a unique way of creating beneficial synergies between agricultural activity and solar energy, on the same surface.
Agrivoltaism makes it possible to drive the agricultural and energy transition of territories by combining food production and sustainable energy production on the same surface. It is a proven strategy for farmers to adapt to climatic hazards and an innovative solution to protect their crops while producing renewable electricity.
Climate change is a reality for all our countries. Climatic hazards are increasingly recurrent (spring frost, hail, extreme temperatures), resources are becoming rare (water) and expensive (energy).
Younger generations no longer dare to engage in this profession with such unpredictable income and difficult working conditions. Yet more than a third of farms are looking for a buyer by 2030. Renewal is not happening, endangering our food sovereignty.
Openax, from an agricultural cooperative, is keen to offer solutions to the agricultural world to face these new challenges. Agrivoltaism is one of them.
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OPENAX is present throughout the life of a project: development, construction, operation and maintenance, repowering, dismantling. For each stage of carrying out and promoting a project, OPENAX thus has the internal capabilities to design, analyze, build and operate solar parks.
For a project in development, a committed and experienced team is therefore dedicated to it, made up of project managers and a network of internal experts (agronomist, environment, legal, consultation, engineering, connection and construction) in order to create a turnkey park.
OPENAX is present throughout the life of a project: development, construction, operation and maintenance, repowering, dismantling. For each stage of carrying out and promoting a project, OPENAX thus has the internal capabilities to design, analyze, build and operate solar parks.
For a project in development, a committed and experienced team is therefore dedicated to it, made up of project managers and a network of internal experts (agronomist, environment, legal, consultation, engineering, connection and construction) in order to create a turnkey park.
By its proximity to the agricultural world, OPENAX was one of the pioneers in developing agrivoltaic projects. Since then, it has inc reased the number of pilot projects in Western Europe in order to test our technologies on different types of crops. These pilots allow us to obtain feedback with the aim of optimizing our technologies and maximizing synergy with agricultural production.
OPENAX offers three main types of agrivoltaic solutions depending on the production concerned: Overhead PV, Interspace PV and Pasture PV.
Raised semi-transparent panels to meet the light needs of corps
Raising structures to ensure the passage of agricultural machinery
Adaptation of the inter-row spacing according to agricultural needs (size of machinery planting, density, etc.)
This agrivoltaic installation aims to:
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This technology recalls the principles of agroforestry with inter-row cultivation allowing a reduction in soil erosion, evapotranspiration and therefore a reduction in water consumption. Biodiversity zones (hedges, flowers, etc.) can be installed under the panels.
This agrivoltaic installation has the advantages of:
For grazing, OPENAX offers fixed structures or trackers positioned horizontally in the presence of animals.
The project is designed for breeding activity with the installation of water troughs, channels to protect electrical wires, containment areas, suitable fences and grassy meadows according to the needs of the breeder. The latter has access to the site 24/7.
OPENAX is diversifying into cattle projects with four projects under development in France. The structures are raised and reinforced to adapt to the size and power of these animals.
This agrivoltaic installation has the advantages of:
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