
Apple orchard for the future
Flat landscape at the bottom of the river Adige valley. The agriculture is intensive fruticulture and vineyards with low biodiversity.
Technical info
Localization
Region of Trentino-Alto Adige, Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol, Municipality of Ora/Auer, Italy
Cultivation typology
Apple trees, Ipador variety, N-S orientation, Guyot height 3/3.5 m, interrow 2.5 m
Sustainable agriculture
Water collected by the tracking system will be conveyed to avoid issues to the plants below
Photovoltaic system
Multifunctional trackers developed by Convert;
240 PV modules size: 1752 X 1144 X 40 mm, the height of the rotation axis is at 4.7 m, the space Interpoles (Span) is 6 m, Space between rows (Pitch) is 6,4 m and 5.0 m
Installed capacity
72.4 kW
Monitoring system
Air and soil humidity and temperature, PARs, wind speed and direction, rain, irrigation water, anti-ice and anti-hail systems
Electricity use
It will create the conditions to electrify water pumps for irrigation to create an infrastructure for the charging of electrical tools