Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) project in Vermont
Vertical Agri-PV from the technology leader
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Next2Sun goes USA
In South Burlington in the US state of Vermont, the first vertical agrivoltaic plant with Next2Sun System will be built in 2024.
The 50.37 kWp system will be built on an area of approx. 1.5 ha.
A total of 138 bifacial solar modules will be installed in 69 rack elements.
Between the three rows, each 9.14 m apart, saffron will be grown alongside various vegetables.
Why vertical agri-PV in the USA?
In the USA, where there are ambitious targets for solar energy installation but limited land near the grid connection points, the use of agricultural land for photovoltaics is gaining in importance.
The Next2Sun Agri-PV system can add an important building block to the expansion of solar power production here: With the vertical Agri-PV system, only 1% of the agricultural area is built over and 90% of the area can continue to be used as usual.
The non-agricultural area under the modules (approx. 10%) provides space for ecologically valuable habitat structures.
At the same time, thanks to the anti-cyclical generation profile of the vertically mounted modules, grid bottlenecks are avoided, which can accelerate the expansion of solar power production.
As the conditions in the north-east of the USA are similar to those in the regions of Europe where the Next2Sun system has already been successfully established – namely high latitudes, lots of snow and the highest population density on the continent – this system is very well suited to the region.
Renewable Energy Solutions Program
This project is being funded as part of the Renewable Energy Solutions program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection’s Energy Export Initiative.
German Energy Agency (dena)
The German Energy Agency (dena) is a competence center for applied energy transition and climate protection.
dena looks at the challenges of a climate-neutral society and supports the German government in achieving its energy and climate policy goals.
Since it was founded in 2000, the agency has been developing solutions, putting them into practice and bringing together partners from politics, business, science and all parts of society – both nationally and internationally.
dena is a project company and a federally owned public enterprise.
Its shareholder is the Federal Republic of Germany. www.dena.de
Energy export initiative
With the aim of positioning German technologies and expertise worldwide, the Energy Export Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) supports providers of climate-friendly energy solutions in tapping into foreign markets.
The focus here is on renewable energies, energy efficiency, smart grids and storage as well as technologies such as power-to-gas and fuel cells.
The program is aimed in particular at small and medium-sized enterprises and supports participants with market preparation measures and with exploring, developing and securing markets. www.german-energy-solutions.de
Renewable Energy Solutions program (RES program)
With the RES program, the Energy Export Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) supports German companies in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector in opening up new sales markets. As part of the program, reference plants are set up in a target market and marketed with the support of the German Energy Agency (dena) for publicity and advertising purposes. Information dissemination and training activities promote the sustainability of market entry and demonstrate the quality of climate-friendly technologies from Germany.
https://www.german-energy-solutions.de/GES/Redaktion/DE/Dossiers/res-programm.html
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