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Boralex and Sun'Agri Join Forces to Develop Agrivoltaics in Europe
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Boralex and Sun'Agri Join Forces to Develop Agrivoltaics in Europe\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n LYON, France\n \n and MONTRÉAL,\n \n June 14, 2021\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - Renewable energy producer Boralex (\"Boralex\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: BLX) and pioneer of agrivoltaism and global leader Sun'Agri are joining forces to develop agrivoltaics in\n \n France\n \n and\n \n Europe\n \n by designing new solar power plants that help protect farms from increasingly challenging weather conditions.\n \n \n With this year's intense spring frosts that impacted French crops, it has become more relevant than ever to provide new solutions to farmers, such as agrivoltaics, as they adapt their methods to our changing climate. Through the use of solar louvres designed and programmed to meet plants' ideal conditions, agrivoltaics can help manage available sunlight or shade, thereby increasing crop quality and quantity.\n \n \n Boralex is joining forces with Sun'Agri to help expand the agrivoltaic sector and accelerate its development across\n \n France\n \n and\n \n Europe\n \n . This partnership consists of a 10-year framework, with Boralex working exclusively with Sun'Agri to develop agrivoltaic projects in the European Union. The Company will be able to leverage its expertise on energy projects' benefits to agriculture and will in turn be able to rely on Sun'Agri for agronomic support and louvre management.\n \n \n Sun'Agri is the pioneer and world leader in agrivoltaics. In 2018, following nearly 10 years of research and development, the company inaugurated the world's first dynamic agrivoltaic demonstrator (4.5 ha) in Tresserre (66),\n \n France\n \n . As part of the last two calls for tenders for innovative photovoltaic solar projects, in April and\n \n December 2020\n \n , the\n \n Commission de Régulation de l'Energie française\n \n selected 37 projects using Sun'Agri's technology.\n \n \n Boralex develops, builds, and operates renewable energy production sites in\n \n Europe\n \n and\n \n No...