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.

A walk through the exhibition stands.

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 combined with the AgriIFE-Award

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.

How to calculate for risk? How to insure one's projects? How to take storage into account as a new project component?

When the sun shines at night: The opportunities of storage for future farming.

Real-life projects and the reasons they take longer, cost more or are not realised. Let's share hard-earned experience to master challenges more easily as an industry.

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

• 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.

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