"Our modules generated 9.5 hours at peak power"

A sunny Clarence Day , fresh capsicum plants , and phantasmal - filtering solar modules . With those ingredients , the team at Voltiris , gained several sixth sense on the vim yield of their solar module , and how it affect the acquire climate underneath . Together with Horconex , the troupe is currently validate its system at the Delphy Improvement Center in the Netherlands .

" Our modules generated 9.5 hours at peak power on that day , despite the clouds arriving in the belated afternoon . Such a flat production visibility was made possible thanks to our double - bloc solar trailing organization , which provides growers with a output visibility well suited for their self - consumption , " explained Jonas Roch , CTO at Voltiris .

Voltiris faculty work by filtering out green and near - infrared from unmediated sunlight , thereby reducing the heat absorbed by the plants . " A lower canopy temperature improve the fruit set and the yield production in the summertime days , as a lower nursery temperature allows keep in high spirits CO2 concentration levels , " Jonas elaborated . Preliminary data point show on that day indicated that their modules could lower the fair plant leaf temperature by as much as 3 ° cytosine .

" The preliminary data recorded on that day by the mood computer on eight different plant leafage temperature detector are positive : our modules can glower the average plant leafage temperature by as much as 3 ° C . Several repetition of the measure will be involve to affirm the results , " he added .

The screen background of this trial stems from Voltiris ' approach , which involves harnessing energy using apparitional filters and solar instrument panel suspended above crops . The filters selectively tolerate essential absolute frequency of light to achieve the plant while conduct the rest toward solar panels for energy production . " The most important energy contribution comes from infrared radiation usually associated with heat . We remove the thermal radiotherapy by turn it into dark-green vigor , " explain Kaz Vermeer , another member of the Voltiris team , earlier on .

Voltiris sees significant potential for their engineering , specially in nursery vegetable cultivation . " We see an international effort towards sustainable growth . As a result , electrification is gaining prominence across the industry . " The technology also bid possible benefits in other agricultural sector , such as generation and cosmetic gardening .

A distinctive feature of speech of Voltiris ' approaching is its decisiveness not to mix solar panels into the greenhouse roof but to have them follow the sun ’s movement . " The efficiency of our unique filter is extremely dependent on the angle at which light enters . fix angles would lead in variable refractions and , consequently , inconsistent light frequencies . "

Currently , Voltiris is formalise their system at Delphy Improvement Center , with their technology being installed above the nicety screen in buzzer pepper cultivation . To render maximal solar energy with minimal impact on the crop , glasshouse builder Horconex has lowered the entire underside screen - admit motor - by more than a meter in the Delphy greenhouse . This activate the team to employ a shade silver screen in the consequence of undue radiotherapy without compromising the PV fruit . At the same time , the screen assure that sunlight is muse back towards the PV arrangement , thus producing extra energy .

Voltiris has sold out it ’s full installing capacity for 2024 . However , 10 spots have been made available for innovators who ’d wish to get first - helping hand experience with a belittled - scale induction in their glasshouse .

Voltiris is nominated for the GreenTech Award , Category Concept . The winner per family will be announce during the opening move of the show on the first sidereal day . GreenTech Amsterdam will take place from 11 – 13 June at RAI Amsterdam .

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