Agrivoltaics is part of a development dynamic involving multiple stakeholders and raises an essential question : how can agrivoltaics become a real driver of development, for the benefit of farms, the rural ecosystem and the territory as a whole ?
TSE and La France Agricole are publishing an exclusive white paper devoted to the mechanisms for creating and adding value to agrivoltaic projects. This reference document provides concrete insight into the economic, social and territorial challenges of the sector.
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Participation in the economy of territories: a collective and territorial challenge
Agrivoltaics is now emerging as a model capable of generating sustainable and multiple value: economic, agronomic, social and environmental. By combining agricultural production and clean energy production, it contributes to the energy transition while supporting the resilience of farms.
The TSE x France Agricole white paper analyzes in detail how agrivoltaic projects create value. More specifically, it focuses on the net income generated once essential expenses have been deducted: bank reimbursements, operating expenses, technical studies, maintenance, etc.
An approach that must trickle down to all actors in the territory :
- Farmers and landowners, through the receipt of additional income over the long term;
- Local authorities, which benefit from local fiscal benefits and from a new economic dynamic;
- Investors, whether they are developers of agrivoltaic projects, agricultural cooperatives, farmers or citizens involved in crowdfunding;
- Local residents, sometimes beneficiaries of collective self-consumption schemes or preferential green electricity rates.
The contribution of value to territories, the keystone of sustainable agrivoltaics
Boosting the local fabric thanks to the value created by agrivoltaic projects is becoming a central lever for guaranteeing the social acceptability and sustainability of the sector.
The objective is clear: to find a sustainable balance between several priorities : to guarantee a stable income for farmers, to offer a concrete contribution to the territories, while maintaining inexpensive renewable electricity for consumers.
Through testimonies from players in the sector, the TSE x France Agricole white paper offers concrete insights and operational recommendations on several key issues:
- What is the typical financial structure of an agrivoltaics project?
- What are the existing forms of value creation?
- What income can farmers and local authorities receive?
- How to involve the territory and citizens in these solar energy projects?
> I discover the white paper dedicated to the value added by agrivoltaic projects.
And to go further, discover this explanatory video that illustrates in a concrete way the positive effects of a TSE agrivoltaic project. A clear demonstration of how agrivoltaics irrigates the territory by actively contributing to local economic and energy development.
