Farmers feed our fellow citizens. They can also supply energy to their territory, if, thanks to agrivoltaics, agricultural and electrical production coexist on the same land. That's what TSE offered me with this smart shade.

Shading strongly limits the thermal stress associated with hot weather. We already have very good results in terms of biomass production. When it was very hot, we almost doubled our production under the canopy compared to the control plot.

We took our worst plot to see if we could increase its value, through rent of course, but especially by improving yields, I hope. The soil is very light, superficial. We're going to keep our regular rotations. We sowed wheat in October. We plan to follow with alfalfa, spring barley and lentils. We will even experiment with sunflowers, which are usually not suitable for this type of soil, to measure the effect of the canopy.

On the plot, the plants have particularly suffered from thermal and water stress in recent years, with high thermal amplitudes and especially long periods without water which have impacted plant growth and yields, especially for wheat and potatoes. Global warming is also progressively and steadily bringing earlier harvests. I was looking for solutions to adapt to climate change. Irrigated agrivoltaics is one of the possible answers.

It was important to us to maintain agricultural production, which is our core business, while at the same time being able to produce electricity in the heart of the region. TSE's agricultural canopy was the most flexible and open : all our equipment passes under the structure, which is positioned at a height of 5m.