HyPErFarm: Hydrogen and Photovoltaic Electrification on Farm

HyPErFarm joins multiple types of actors with the objective to optimize viable agrivoltaic business models as well as test the marketability of the products, via inclusion of new innovative PV technologies (PV H2-production, bifacial PV-panels), radically new crop production systems, stakeholder innovation workshops, and citizen-consumer acceptance, public perception analysis and farmer adoption studies. HyPErFarm also develops and demonstrates new ways of utilizing and distributing the energy produced on-farm via heat pumps, e-robots, hydrogen production, storage and use, and e-driven pyrolysis of biomass side-streams that captures carbon while also improving soil quality. The project’s impact is that agrivoltaic systems are moved upwards to TRL7-8, and attractive new business models are accessible for farmers. Within the project Offenburg University is involved in three workpackages focusing on PV technology.

Forschungsschwerpunkt:
Nachhaltige Energiesysteme
Jahr der Einwerbung:
2020
Laufzeit Beginn:
01.11.2020
Laufzeit Ende:
31.12.2024
Projektleitung:
Daniel Kray
Beteiligte Professoren:
Daniel Kray
Fakultät:
Fakultät Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik (M+V)
Institut:
Institut für nachhaltige Energiesysteme (INES)
Fördersumme:
366.527,00 €