The Chadeleuf agrivoltaics project
The Key infos
The agrivoltaics project :
- Location: Chadeleuf, Puy-de-Dôme
- SAU of the farm: 82ha
- Project size: 0.76ha
- Agricultural production: Field crops and aromatic plants
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.
Hervé Malgat, farmer from Chadeleuf
The scores of our demonstrators
-35%
-35% average potential evapotranspiration (Verdonnet, 2025)
-1°C
A reduced temperature range of approximately 1°C over 24 hours on average throughout the year
+18%
+18% yield compared to the non-piloted area (Verdonnet, 2025)
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Similar annual yields under the agrivoltaic solution and on the control plot, with better resilience in dry conditions (Souleuvre-en-Bocage, 2024-2025)
-4°C
Air temperature at plant height was reduced by an average of about 4°C under the shade structure, compared to the control plot, during the hottest part of the day (on days when temperatures exceeded 30°C in Chadeleuf, May 2026)
