Belgian researchers are testing agrivoltaic power generation in a pear orchard. The first pilot project features specially designed 185 W solar panels with transparent backsheets, conventional silicon cells, and a 21% efficiency rate.A Belgium-based energy research team led by the KU Leuven has developed an agrivoltaic pilot project in Bierbeek, Flanders. They specifically designed the system for orchard crops. The pilot plant is of the first outcome of a technology transfer project funded by the Flemish government and co-funded by 20 unspecified companies. It is designed to demonstrate the feasibility ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...