Project name: Research on the combination of vegetative strips with vertical agrivoltaic systems as part of agri- environmental-climate measures supporting biodiversity
Programme Title: Environment for Life
Call title: Programme of Applied Research, Experimental Development and Innovation in the Field of Environment
Registration number: SS05010243
Annotation: The aim of the project is to research a combination of vegetative strips with a vertical agrivoltaic system and its contibution to biodiversity in the agricultural landscape while increasing the economic attractiveness of vegetative strips through the generation of renewable electricity. Vegetative strips will be sown by mixtures of grasses and nectar-bearing plants according to the principles of agri-environment-climate measures and vertical photovoltaic panels will be installed in these strips. The changes in the biological diversity of plants and insects, the impact on crops and the performance of the power plant will be monitored. Output will be documents for amendments to legislative regulations and recommendations for agricultural practice.
Total eligible expenditure: 10,832,000 CZK
Physical implementation: 01/2022 – 12/2024
Participants: Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, p. r. i., Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Project coordinator (CZU): Asc. Prof. Petr Novák, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator: Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, p. r. i.