
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
46°20’38.94’’N; 11°16’40.82’’E;
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