The EU has granted €5.3 million to a project led by an Israel team to install solar panels on greenhouse roofs. The Regace Consortium, a group of international research institutes and businesses, will use the funds to further advance the technology. The consortium is composed of institutes and businesses from Germany, Austria, Greece, Italy, Belgium, and Israel.
The Israeli startup TriSolar has created a prototype that uses software, light tracking and sensors to control the amount of light plants receive and maximize the electricity generated by the panels. The goal of the Regace project is to allow greenhouse owners to produce clean energy, instead of clearing land for traditional solar panels. This creates a new value chain for food growers and creates solar energy jobs in rural areas. The Regace system also enhances greenhouses with low sunlight by enriching them with carbon dioxide, increasing crop yields and solar energy production.
Studies have shown that plants and solar panels can actually enhance each other. Solar panels can provide just the right amount of sunlight for plants, while harvesting the excess as electricity. Meanwhile, plants cool the solar panels and make them more efficient, resulting in up to 10% more electricity production. The Regace technology will also reduce construction and maintenance costs, cut CO2 emissions, and diversify the energy producing market.
The funding was awarded through the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme, with a budget of €95.5 billion, which focuses on combating climate change and promoting sustainability.
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