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Sign upNovember 20, 2024
Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland (EBL) & Eschbach Gemüsebau
Füllinsdorf
Voltiris has partnered with EBL and Eschbach Gemüsebau to pilot its innovative solar modules for greenhouses, delivering clean energy without compromising crop growth. The system uses spectral filtering technology that enables dual land use—agriculture and energy production.
In Füllinsdorf, approximately one-third of the greenhouse is now equipped with Voltiris panels, generating over 50,000 kWh annually and significantly reducing the grenhouse energy needs. With no negative impact on plant growth observed, the modules also filter infrared light, lowering greenhouse temperatures and improving growing conditions for microleaf crops.
More installations are planned for summer 2025. EBL is financing and maintaining the system through an Energy-as-a-Service model, enabling the grower to access green electricity at a stable rate with no upfront investment. Encouraged by the success of this pilot, EBL plans to extend the solution to additional greenhouse operators in Switzerland and beyond.
The system produces 50 MWh/year and demonstrates the scalability of Voltiris’ solution, unlocking up to 60,000 ha of greenhouses globally for 25 GWp of solar. Using an "Energy-as-a-Service" model, EBL financed the project, earning returns via electricity sales. Growers gain access to low-cost, stable energy with no upfront costs. Voltiris sells its modules to EBL, ensuring a sustainable, replicable business model.ble business model.
The energy produced by the Voltiris solar modules at Eschbach, owned and operated by EBL, saves yearly around 25% of the greenhouse's electricity consumption (~50 MWh/year), reducing approximately 2 tonnes of CO₂e per year. Over the 25-year project lifetime, this represents a total savings of more than 312 MWh and 50 tonnes of CO₂e.
Food systems have a significant carbon footprint and a lot can be done to decarbonate our favorite fruits and vegetables. Voltiris' solution, consisting of color-optimized solar modules compatible with crop production, enables the energetic transition of greenhouses and allows greenhouse owners to gain in sustainability, energetic independence and viability. The solution, based on a spectral filtering technology, is compatible with high-light crops. Hence, growers can fully leverage the large surface of their greenhouses to cover them at max 35% with Voltiris modules. For a standard 5ha greenhouse, this results in up to ~17,500 solar modules installed, hence transforming the greenhouse into a photovoltaic power plant. The solution brings innovations on both the solar module and an innovative 2-axis solar-tracking system that allow to produce as much electricity as standard panels resulting in a very competitive LCOE.
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