Localization 

39°46’22.95’’N; 15°48’23.02’’E;

Region of Calabria, Province of Cosenza, Municipality of Scalea, Italy

Cultivation typology

Citrus fruit trees – in particular the type White Zagaria and 2KR Citrus Lemon

Sustainable agriculture 

Water collected by the tracking system will be conveyed to avoid issues to the plants below. Irrigation comes from sprinklers used also as antifreeze systems

Photovoltaic system

PV modules size is 2285 x 1134 x 35 mm. All four rows of the orchard (10.40 m each) are covered by trackers: one tracker line N-S for each row of trees (with interspace W-E of 5.0 m), the useful height of the trackers is 3.20 m (at rotating axis). Span 5.2 m, Pitch: 5 m. Weathering steel is used to manufacture the trackers

Installed capacity

17.4 kW

Monitoring system

Ground temperature, Humidity at -20cm and -40cm, PAR1 and PAR2 (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) respectively in Agri-PV plant and in Open field plant, Dendrometer, wind speed and direction

Electricity use

The complete use of the electrical PV energy produced within the Scalea Demo plant is foreseen, ensuring the power supply of the cultivation electric equipment as new tractors, pumps, compressors, etc.