Program
Past program: AgriVoltaics Industry Forum Europe 2024

Panel discussion with the industry representatives of politics, agriculture and photovoltaics on:

• the impact of regulations and politics
• current limits and hurdles
• outlook, next steps and great advantages (e.g. added value of PV in Agriculture in the context of climate change, multi-use of land, minimizing impact on the environment and through extreme weather)

Deep-dive into current regulations within the EU and how these translate to its member states and individual farms.

Deep-dive into AI and software advances in the industry and practice-oriented research.

Best practice applications and shared experience on how chickens, cows and other animals profit from AgriVoltaics.

Best practice applications, even more sustainable solutions and shared experience on overhead/elevated/interrow AgriVoltaics.

Best practice applications and shared experience on how to improve yield and quality of produce through AgriVoltaics.

Best practice applications and shared experience on small & large scale AgriVoltaics. And an open discussion about its greatest challenge yet: scaling up.

Start-Up pitches, innovations, and visionary ideas

A focus on cost efficiency and bankability: The challenges of funding AgriVoltaics projects and how to go about it in the best way. A discussion on investment market readiness, investor expectations and debt finance.

A discussion on the pros and cons of certification and standards and a cost-benefit-calculation.

This panel will explore the political economy of agrivoltaics in Europe, and its implications for other regions, including its role in helping countries reach their Paris climate agreement and biodiversity goals, and other relevant targets, as well as their strategies for transformation toward genuinely sustainable food systems.  The conversation will also address challenges in scaling up investments in sustainable agrivoltaic approaches in Europe and further afield, especially at the nexus of food, energy and water security.

• The (future) electrification of agriculture - we discuss when science fiction becomes reality: Electrical utilities, storage, PV on building or land and the system to steer it all. Completely remote and off-grid or as a decentralised and interconnected web of hubs.
• Executive summary of the key take aways and next steps of AgriVoltaics

Winesolar: Sustainable Data Driven Agriculture for Vineyards.

Meeting point for the tour is in front of the conference venue:

Palacio Neptuno
Calle de Cervantes 42
Centro, 28014 Madrid
Spain

Project in cooperation with Repsol, CIFP San Gabriel & Powerfultree, installed in a Ribera del Duero winery and oenological school.

Meeting point for the tour is in front of the conference venue:

Palacio Neptuno
Calle de Cervantes 42
Centro, 28014 Madrid
Spain