Neiker has presented the agro voltaic infrastructure of the largest herbaceous crops in the Spanish state, consisting of 212 photovoltaic modules divided into 8000 square meters, and which consists of generating electricity through solar energy and plants under limiting and potatoes.
Nowadays, Álava has an innovative agro voltaic installation that allows the compatibility of an agricultural exploitation for the rural country and the generation of electricity through solar energy.
Neiker presented this Thursday in the Arkaute Model Farm (Álava), the Agro Voltaic infrastructure of the largest herbal crops in the state, composed of 212 Photovoltaic modules distributed in 8000 square metersShare that land surface to generate electricity through solar energy and plants under lettuce and potatoes.
In total, these solar panels will generate annually 163 914 kWhEquivalent to average electrical consumption of 50 houses.
The Generated energy It will be used fully for the self -consumption of the Arkaute campus, which will significantly reduce the electrical demand of the network.
Half of the surface (4000 square meters) is installed in the Agro Voltaic structure (agricultural production and installation of solar panels) and the other half is maintained as an area with exclusive agricultural use. This design will compare the differences between the performance of agricultural production in both areas.
The presentation held at the Headquarters of the Neiker Technology Center in Arkaute participated in the Minister of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government, Amaia Barredo, and the general manager of Neiker, Olatz Unamunzaga.
The Barredo -Councilor He emphasized that these facilities will enable Euskadi to continue in the energy transition “without putting agricultural activities that must remain the central axis of the use of rural land. Solar energy must not replace the productive capacity of the field.”
The aim is to investigate whether generating energy can be compatible with food production. “If it is viable, it can be a very good solution for our sector,” he said Olatz UnamunzagaWith the diversification of the rural income or the efficient use of the territory.
The new infrastructure will also serve as a platform for the development of the European Agripower Project, led by Neiker, which aims to test intelligent agro -voltaic systems that retain agricultural productivity and optimize energy performance.
Source: EITB
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