Date: Monday, 24 June 2024
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code 1AO.7
Biomass feedstocks to meet biomass demand for bioenergy and biorefieneries
Integration of Vertical Argivoltaic Systems into Arable Farming - the VAckerBio2 Project
Short Introductive summary
Ongoing climate change and risks in provision of fossil energies facilitate development of renewable energies. Due to cost reasons a large part of the further PV power production will need to be installed as so called open space facility requiring agricultural land. Agrivoltaic (APV) systems – allowing both PV power production and agriculture on the same area – are a potential solution to solve this conflict and reduce the area demand for the PV power development targets. In this project we are focussing on the lowest cost systems, which are vertical, bifacial APV systems without any tracking, such as the system of the project partner Next2Sun. The aim of this DBU-financed project and this scientific study is to assess the crop production potential of conventional arable crops grown within vertical, bifacial APV systems and to assess the potential benefits of the uncultivated 1 m stripe underneath the modules for biodiversity and abundance of beneficial insects.
Presenter
Elena MAGENAU
University of Hohenheim, Institute of Crop Science, Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy
Presenter's biography
Since 04/2018 Doctoral Student, University of Hohenheim, Biobased Products and Bioenergy Crops 10/2014 - 10/2014 MSc - Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production, University of Hohenheim 10/2011 - 12/2014 BSc - Biobaised Resources and Bioenergy, University of Hohenheim
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Co-authors:
I. Lewandowski, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, GERMANY
E. Magenau, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, GERMANY
Session reference: 1AO.7.2