An AgriPV Tracker solution
Harness the Sun. Empower your Vineyard and Farm
PowerShade is an adaptive shading solar solution designer for protecting crops. It delivers green electricity to farmers and add a income from AgriPV (Solar)
A solution to fight climate change
Wood structure
Replacing steel by wood Low environnemental impact and reversible structure High level of acceptability Protection against market steel price variation
Concrete-Free Root Foundations Farming Comes First
PowerShade uses root foundations that provide strength and stability while keeping farmland alive and productive with no concrete, no sealing, and no compromise.
WATER STRESS
Why pairing Solar with Agriculture is a smart choice ?
HAILSTONE IMPACT
Benefit for culture
New income sources for farmers
While impacts varied by plant type, the researchers found that the agrivoltaic systems held promising implications for food production, water savings, and renewable energy production. The reduction in direct sunlight exposure beneath the PV panels led to cooler air temperatures during the day and warmer temperatures at night, which allowed the plants under the solar arrays to retain more moisture than the control crops that grew in open-sky planting areas.
Solution
At the heart of PowerShade is adaptive shading. Crop and weather data (e.g., temperature, radiation, humidity, soil moisture) drive a control strategy that adjusts panel position to optimize photosynthetically active radiation and air movement over the canopy
PowerShade is an innovative agrisolar system that combines crop protection with on-farm solar energy production.
Eco-design:
timber structure + suspended PV panels, minimal foundations, no soil sealing, fully reversible at end of life.
Adaptive shading:
panels adjust automatically to crop and weather data, creating an optimal microclimate.
Crop benefits:
Protection from hail, heat and excess radiation
Reduced water stress and irrigation needs
Maintained yield and quality during hot spells
Farm benefits:
Clean electricity for farm use or grid injection
Fields remain fully cultivable and mechanization -friendly
Soil health and biodiversity preserved
Tested in 2024 in southern France, PowerShade demonstrated how farmers could adapt to climate change while generating a sustainable revenue stream
