Ávila

This pilot will be the first AgriPV project in the world to cultivate duckweed and microalgae beneath innovative PV panels. Kerbest is an agricultural company participating in the Spanish pilot. The site includes a nitrification and denitrification treatment plant to extract a liquid fraction of slurry matter from animal farming. This fraction is used for the growth of duckweed and microalgae crops. The energy obtained from the photovoltaic panels will be used to optimise the consumption of the N-dN plant from where the liquid base of the crop comes. The raceways are located on open fields. The testing area will be defined within the Kerbest facilities. Demonstrating the successful growth of a microalgae culture is the pilot’s main goal. In the raceways where the AgriPV panels will be placed, duckweed- and microalgae-based liquid slurry fractions will be present.