Summary
- Profile Type
- Research & Development Request
- POD Reference
- RDRIT20240219074
- Term of Validity
- 19 February 2024 - 18 February 2025
- Company's Country
- Italy
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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Italian GreenTech SME has created an innovative plant-driven technology to enhance agrivoltaic modules, merging agriculture with solar energy efficiency.
They are seeking partners with expertise in IT, AI/ML, and solar industries to jointly apply for a EUROSTARS project, aiming to improve sustainable agriculture and energy production. - Full Description
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The innovative agrivoltaic system integrates photovoltaic panels with agricultural cultivation, optimizing energy production while ensuring plant health.
This system employs a support structure extending over crops with adjustable photovoltaic panels to modulate shadowing. It includes an orientation module to rotate panels based on solar positioning, an irrigation device and a delivery module for precise water distribution.
A cloud processing unit analyzes operational and environmental parameters from various sensors to control water delivery and panel orientation, ensuring optimal crop health and energy efficiency responding to a “plant-driven approach“.
The system's AI modules apply physical-mathematical models to sensor data, continuously improving panel rotation duration, irrigation timing and positioning for weather protection.
A weather station enhances predictive operations, while a management unit facilitates data and command exchange, supported by user input for site-specific adjustments.
This self-regulating, scalable system merges energy production with agricultural productivity, minimizing land use and emissions. - Advantages and Innovations
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• Integration of PV Technology with Agriculture: Seamlessly merges solar energy production with crop cultivation, optimizing land use.
• Dynamic Panel Adjustment: Automated control of photovoltaic panels to balance energy generation and crop light exposure, enhancing plant growth and solar efficiency.
• Advanced AI and Cloud Analytics: Utilizes AI algorithms for real-time environmental and crop health monitoring, adjusting irrigation and panel orientation for optimal conditions.
• Sustainability: Reduces water use through precision irrigation, promotes clean energy, and supports sustainable farming practices.
• Modular and Scalable Design: Easily adaptable to various farm sizes and types, ensuring broad applicability and scalability.
• Predictive Maintenance: Leveraging data analytics for proactive system maintenance, increasing reliability and lifespan.
• Energy and Agricultural Efficiency: Maximizes clean energy production while enhancing crop yield, addressing dual goals of sustainability and food security. - Stage of Development
- Lab tested
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- IPR description
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• Solar Energy Technology: Proficiency in solar panel technology, including design, efficiency optimization and maintenance, especially under varying environmental conditions.
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Skills in developing AI and ML algorithms for predictive analytics, optimizing system performance based on real-time environmental data and crop health indicators.
• Cloud Computing and Data Analysis: Capabilities in cloud-based data processing and analytics for real-time decision-making and system adjustments.
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The start-up is searching collaboration with entities possessing expertise in IT, AI/ML and solar industry technologies to enhance their agrivoltaic system's efficiency and scalability.
The project is currently at TRL 3 and has been validated in the lab.
The partner should contribute to transitioning the technology from lab-scale to pilot-scale deployment, focusing on integrating AI-driven environmental and crop monitoring systems with solar energy production - Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Call details
- Framework program
- Eureka
- Call title and identifier
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Eurostars call for projects MAR 2024
- Coordinator required
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Yes
- Deadline for EoI
- Deadline of the call
- Web link to the call
- https://www.eurekanetwork.org/open-calls/eurostars-funding-programme-2023-call-6
- Eureka
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01003024 - Cloud Technologies
- 04005005 - Solar/Thermal energy
- 04005004 - Photovoltaics
- Market keywords
- 02007020 - Artificial intelligence programming aids
- 06003002 - Photovoltaics
- 02006004 - Data processing, analysis and input services
- Targeted countries
- All countries
