The Souleuvre en Bocage agrivoltaics project
The Key infos
The agrivoltaics project :
- Location : Souleuvre en Bocage, Calvados
- SAU of the farm : 170ha
- Project size : 3ha + 6ha sample
- Agricultural production : Forage crop
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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.
Yoann Bizet, farmer from Souleuvre-en-Bocage
The scores of our demonstrators
= Similar annual yields under the agrivoltaic solution and on the control plot, with better resilience in dry conditions (Souleuvre-en-Bocage, 2024-2025)
-7°C
Up to -7°C under agricultural canopy during a recorded heat peak (Amance and Brouchy, 2025)
-1.4°C on average on the hottest days
+3°C on the coldest nights
-35%
-35% average potential evapotranspiration (Verdonnet, 2025)
+ From the very first heatwaves in May, the cows showed signs of stress in the control area, whilst they remained calmly lying down under the agricultural canopy (Souleuvre-en-Bocage, 2026)
+ Shade reduces radiation and provides comfort for animals
