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Photovoltaic: Opportunity for climate and nature protection in agriculture and rural areas 

Brief description:

The energy transition needs ecological crash barriers. Every type of energy supply must be evaluated against the essential criteria of “sustainability” (health, environmental and nature compatibility as well as low risk). When switching to renewable energies, environmental and natural impacts must also be minimized. The interventions in the ecosystems should be reversible, i.e. unlike “climate change”, consequential damage must be reversible, because every energy production is linked to the consumption of nature. Consequently, a nature-friendly energy transition should targeted. As a clean and cost-efficient technology for generating electricity, photovoltaic (PV) is a component for implementing climate objectives. In addition to the well-known positive effects, such as avoiding CO2 and air pollutants, outdoor PV systems can contribute to nature and species protection as well as soil and water protection. Ground-mounted PV systems, for example, offer the opportunity to remove areas from intensive use, as the PV system reduces the economic disadvantages that can arise from extensive agriculture. Extensive cultivation contributes to the development of diverse vegetation structures and thus to increasing biodiversity in the agricultural landscape. With the Agri-PV system, higher yield by hectare can be achieved than with separate use of land. In general, locations such as landfills or conversion areas with a high degree of sealing and standing waters are also suitable for PV systems. The project address aspects of nature-friendly planning of PV systems as well as the foundation, i.e. the anchoring of the systems in the underground as important part of planning.

You can find the Application Form here. 

If you have any questions please contact Dipl.-Ing. Ingrid Althoff.