Featured in Fruits of our labour – 03-2021

An endless appetite for PV

With growing demand for healthy fruit and vegetables, both plastic and glass greenhouses are increasingly supplying Chinese tables. Rene Moerman, the founder of China-based Xilia, toured a number of sites where solar PV has been integrated into greenhouses.

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pv magazine

09 Mar 2021

Flowers and pomelo are grown in these greenhouses. Agrisolar greenhouses in China grow tea, grapes, a wide variety of vegetables, and various types of mushrooms. They are increasingly the source of year-round fresh fruit and vegetables in the country. | Image: Xilia

The scale of most things in China is astounding, and agrivoltaics is no exception. Current reports estimate 3 GW of agrivoltaics aready installed in the country, with more than 10 GW expected in the years to come. Development to date has been driven largely by government support, which wants to couple more healthy food production …

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