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MIGAL Spearheading Transition of Agri-Photovoltaics From Vision to Reality: Hosts SunnySide APV Summit 2023 & Launches Agri-PV Knowledge Center
"As a country globally recognized for solar and agricultural innovation, it's natural for Israel to take the lead in agri-photovoltaics - and we at MIGAL are proud to be its strongest advocate," commented David Zigdon , MIGAL's CEO. "We are excited about agrivoltaics' potential to improve land use, scale the production of clean energy and reduce food shortages – especially given the growing challenges facing agriculture in so many regions."
Agri-photovoltaics is the use of agricultural land simultaneously for growing crops and generating solar power. While studies indicate that agrivoltaics installed on just 1% of arable land could fill global electricity needs, additional research is needed before it's ready for large-scale adoption.
The SunnySide APV Summit, which MIGAL hosted in partnership with Germany's Fraunhofer Research Institute, was attended by more than 600 scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs and government officials from Israel , Japan , Germany , France and the US. An important session was 'Roundtables: APV in 2023', in which governmental officials met with farmers and technologists to discuss strategies for overcoming project bottlenecks. Conclusions were presented to Dr. Dov Khenin, General Manager of the Israeli Climate Forum established by President Isaac Herzog , who will establish an Israel APV Steering Committee led jointly by MIGAL and Israel's Green Energy Association of Israel . In addition, Israel's Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development updated attendees regarding the Agrivoltaic Project, which will invest ~$5 million in ~110 pilot APV projects during the next two years.
While no utility-scale agrivoltaic installations have yet been deployed, pilots have provided initial confirmation of its advantages:
For more information, please see https://sunnyside-apv.com/en/
MIGAL Galilee Research Institute Ltd is a regional Mega-Research Center of the Israeli Innovation, Science and Technology Ministry owned by the Galilee Development Company Ltd. Recognized as a powerhouse of applied research, for 40 years MIGAL has cooperated closely with industry leaders, innovative startups, and technological accelerators throughout the world
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