Crops and microclimate
Crop species, seasonal patterns, shade response, ventilation and local conditions determine agronomic compatibility.
Energy and agriculture
Agrivoltaics designed around farming operations.
An agrivoltaic system is not simply a solar field with crops beneath it. Structures, shading, access routes, irrigation, microclimate and energy generation must support the farm's real activities.
The agricultural system comes first.
We start with crops, seasonal cycles, machinery, access widths, irrigation needs and operator activities. Only then do we assess structure, height, row spacing and module configuration.
The aim is not to maximise a single metric, but to find a technically and economically sustainable balance between farming continuity, energy generation, water management, safety and maintenance.
Design questions
What must be assessed
Structures and operations
Heights, spacing, foundations and access routes must allow field work, machinery movement and safe maintenance.
Water and irrigation
Pumps, wells, water storage and irrigation schedules become part of the energy profile and system configuration.
Grid, BESS and loads
Connection, self-consumption, export and storage are compared with actual demand and required continuity.
Energy Division method
From site assessment to configuration
Field experience
When irrigation must continue at night
For an agricultural project in the Foggia area, the objective was to reduce energy costs while keeping irrigation available at night. We coordinated solar generation, storage and pump demand to build a solution aligned with the farm's daily operations.
The work combined technical-economic analysis, engineering, cost estimation and a public funding strategy. It demonstrates our method: configuration follows verified site data rather than a standard model.
Initial information
What we need for a first assessment
- location and available area
- crop types and operating calendar
- agricultural machinery and manoeuvring space
- electricity demand and pump profile
- grid availability and characteristics
- known constraints and economic objectives
Operating context
Italy and international markets
Agrivoltaics initially has priority in Italy, but the method is not tied to one country. Climate, water, crops, grid, regulations, logistics and maintenance capacity vary by location. From Bari, with presences in Dubai and Cartagena de Indias, we adapt each project to its actual context.
Could agrivoltaics work for your farm?
Send us the location, area, crops, irrigation method and available consumption data. We will prepare an initial technical reading without turning preliminary data into promises.