Agrivoltaics, BIPVs and floating systems: versatile solutions

Check out the highlights for these types of applications aimed at rural areas and civil construction
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Application increases land use efficiency and allows the production of more solar energy

Solutions that were previously niche applications, such as agrivoltaic or floating photovoltaic systems, are becoming increasingly important in Europe's energy transition.

In Germany alone, the aim is to add new photovoltaic installations with a power of around 140 GW by 2030 and explore new space for deployment.

Furthermore, the construction of buildings with solar energy integration – BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics – Photovoltaic Integration in Civil Construction) – is also a bet for the European market.

In this scenario, Intersolar Europa is full of solutions for these applications. Check out the highlights of Canal Solar.

BIPV

BIVP is a key technology for achieving climate neutrality, as the construction sector is responsible for up to 40% of carbon emissions worldwide and around 30% in Germany.

Several manufacturers in the photovoltaic industry have brought to Intersolar Europe solutions to be integrated into the construction of buildings and buildings. Among them, the LONGi Solar, which displays its panels at its stand Color BIPVs.

Agrivoltaico, BIPVs e sistemas flutuantes: soluções versáteis
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Agrivoltaics

Agrivoltaic systems is a method for the shared use of agricultural land for food production and photovoltaic energy generation. Experts point out that this type of application increases the efficiency of land use and allows the production of more solar energy, preserving arable land.

Agrivoltaic technology has seen a lot of progress and global dissemination in recent years, with the global installed production of agrivoltaics rising from 5 MW in 2012 to around 2.9 GW in 2020. Among the equipment exhibited at Intersolar Europe designed for this type of application is the bifacial panel from the manufacturer Bisol Ilumina. The module has spacing between cells, facilitating the passage of solar radiation for plants to receive sunlight.

Agrivoltaico, BIPVs e sistemas flutuantes: soluções versáteis

Floating systems

Experts predict that floating PV installations will grow at a global annual rate of more than 20% over the next four years. Furthermore, the ISE (Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems) in Freiburg, Germany, has calculated that artificial lakes in former brown coal mines in Germany alone have the technical potential to generate up to 56 GW. Aiming for this exponential growth, manufacturers took their most varied products to the fair. See below.

Agrivoltaico, BIPVs e sistemas flutuantes: soluções versáteis

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Ericka Araújo
Head of journalism at Canal Solar. Presenter of Papo Solar. Since 2020, it has been following the photovoltaic market. He has experience in podcast production, interview programs and writing journalistic articles. In 2019, he received the 2019 Tropical Journalist Award from SBMT and the FEAC Journalism Award.

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