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Agro PV. Prototype photovoltaic system at Rawlplug's Head Office

2 minMichał Raińczuk
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Agriphotomatics enable energy generation while the land under the installation remains in use. We are testing such a solution in Wrocław.

Agrivoltaics or agriphotovoltaics (Agro PV), as both names can be used interchangeably, are excellent means to make the most of the potential of both the sun and the earth. The solar panels of an adequate system are installed above the ground, so that the production of energy from renewable sources can go hand in hand with agricultural production. 

We have just launched a signature prototype system of this kind at our Wrocław headquarters. One of its elements is a retention system which allows us to collect rainwater and use it to irrigate the plants grown under the panels by means of a gravity system. It also serves us to protect the crops from acid rain. And since the structure on Rawlplug's premises is 8 metres high, it enables agricultural machinery to move freely under the PV panels.

Rafał Widajewicz

Administration Director at Rawlplug

The agriphotovoltaic system is one of the components of the renewable energy production system Rawlplug has been systematically expanding with further innovative solutions, such as the ice battery, already put in operation in Wrocław, whose numerous functions include storage of the surplus energy from photovoltaics.

We are currently testing the prototype systems. If everything goes according to plan, we will introduce similar solutions at our other locations, including the logistics centre in Kożuchów.

Rafał Widajewicz

Administration Director at Rawlplug

All these activities are performed as part of Rawlplug’s sustainability strategy, whose priorities include environmental protection (net zero goal) and energy self-sufficiency.

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