Agrivoltaic in Mali and The Gambia: Sustainable Electricity Production by Integrated Food, Energy and Water Systems

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SDG 13: Climate Action

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Agrivoltaic in Mali and The Gambia: Sustainable Electricity Production by Integrated Food, Energy and Water Systems

Agrivoltaic systems are innovative threefold land-use systems that can provide food, water and electricity to local populations while increasing the resilience of the agricultural sector to climate change.

The project ‘Agrivoltaic for Mali and The Gambia’ seeks to demonstrate the technical and economic viability of the systems and gain a deeper understanding of the synergies and interactions within the water-energy-food nexus through four demonstrator sites. In addition to creating off-grid sustainable energy systems, the project integrates sustainable irrigation systems through data driven IoT enabled drip irrigation systems.

The project leverages innovation, digital technologies, and data-driven insights for the creation of a holistic system while increasing resilience of the agriculture sector against climate change. Furthermore, the flexibility in the usage of energy from the agrivoltaic offers a unique opportunity to create new business opportunities such as the use of energy for milling services, cold room services, hulling services, food processing and packaging services etc. thus increasing values, particularly for rural communities and ensuring long term sustainability.

Regions:

Africa

Countries:

Gambia, Mali
Photo:

Fraunhofer ISE

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