Solarplaza Summit Agri-PV

Tuesday 20 September 2022

19:00

Pre-Conference Networking Event

The Networking Dinner will take place in Huize Frankendael

SOLD OUT

The Networking Event will take place in Huize Frankendael

Wednesday 21 September 2022

Program

08:30

Welcome & Registration

30 min.

Session Topics:

09:00

Opening By Conference Chairman

presentation

10 min.

Ramses Struijker Boudier

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

Session I

Defining the Agri-PV Market: Potential & Best Practices

09:10

Early harvests: Agrivoltaics state of the art, and research highlights

presentation

30 min.

Matthew Berwind

Fraunhofer

Session Topics:

Back to basics: What is (the goal of) Agri-PV?
Delivering on the promise of mutually-beneficial dual-land usage
Understanding the classification system(s) of Agri-PV
Overview of best Agri-PV practices so far

09:40

Agri-PV: competition or complimentary?

presentation

60 min.

moderator

Ramses Struijker Boudier

Solarplaza

Heiko Hildebrandt

Next2sun

Simon Gerling

European Energy

Bernardo Veiga

Amarenco

Session Topics:

Scoping Agri-PV approaches
What are the dynamics of this nascent market?
Is Agri-PV a disruption or a continuation of regenerative agriculture?

10:40

AM Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session II

Reap What You Sow: Innovations, Solutions and Yields

11:30

Boundless Potential: Agri-PV in East Africa

presentation

20 min.

Richard Randle-Boggis

University of Sheffield

Session Topics:

How Agri-PV can contribute to East Africa’s food, energy and water insecurities
Designing agrivoltaic systems for East Africa
Showcase of two pilot systems in Kenya (grid-tied) and Tanzania (off-grid)

11:50

Shaping Agri-PV: the Case of the Symbizon Pilot

presentation

10 min.

Eric Tonnaer

Vattenfall

Session Topics:

Ecological Strip Farming
Trackers with Bifaciality

12:00

Integrating transitions: the interface of PV and ecological agriculture

panel

55 min.

moderator

Elena Rasheva

Evklips Energy

Kay Cesar

TNO

Eric Tonnaer

Vattenfall

Franz Krug

Zimmermann PV-Agri

Harold Hofenk

Triodos Investment Management

Session Topics:

What are the key motivations to move towards Agri-PV?
Overcoming development challenges: supply chain & costs
Where will Agri-PV make sense in the future?

12:55

Networking Lunch

Session Topics:

Session III

The Impact of Agri-PV on Conventional Farming & the Environment

14:10

A farmer’s perspective on agrivoltaics: the case of HyPErFarm

presentation

20 min.

Marleen Gysen

Boerenbond

Session Topics:

Judging the compatibility of a photovoltaic project with an agricultural enterprise
Public acceptance of Agrivoltaic Projects

14:30

Separating the wheat from the chaff with combined crop growth and PV generation modelling

presentation

20 min.

Bas van Aken

TNO

Session Topics:

How to quantify the (minimum) agricultural component in agrivoltaic solar farms?
Light budget and land efficiency
Optimisation model for agrivoltaic solar farms

14:50

From sun to soil: choosing the right approach for an Agri-PV Project

panel

45 min.

moderator

Nabih Cherradi

Desert Technologies Invesments

Nabih Cherradi

Chief Technology Officer

Desert Technologies Invesments

Dr. Nabih Cherradi is Desert Technologies’ Chief Technology Officer. Has spent over 34 years building on a long track record of equipment's/production lines as well as business development in the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries. Prior to joining Desert Technologies, Nabih is also the CEO of EmpowerSun, a Swiss based photovoltaic energy consultancy, which he founded in 2009. In the meantime, he also co-founded ISWT a French solar developer company. From 2007-2009, as a Vice President/CTO, he accompanied Yingli Green Energy in its fast expansion with responsibility for the technology and manufacturing. He also participated in its IPO in New York (NYSE). As operations & process director at Applied Materials from 1997 to 2007 Nabih was responsible for installing turn-key semiconductor and photovoltaic production lines throughout the world, installing multiple GWs of production capacity across a ten year period. As a scientist, he focused on advance materials for different applications working with different industries (Semiconductor, Photovoltaic and Hard tools). He holds a PhD on materials sciences from the University Henri Poincaré, Nancy as well as an MBA, from the Business School of Nancy, (France).