Illustrative example · synthetic plant and assumptions
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Farming, greenhouses & irrigation

PV8 demonstration solar plant, FR · 4 MWp · synthetic inputs

Needs confirmation

Physical and owner-value options are compared; crop, grower, water and planning evidence decide feasibility.

Screened agricultural area
1 ha
Synthetic inputs
PV output sacrificed
10 MWh/year
Synthetic inputs
Enabling investment
45 000 €
Synthetic inputs
Why

OPTIONS SCREENED · AGRONOMY REQUIRED

Agricultural alternatives: net owner value before investment

Elevate a selected PV section
−280 € / year
Use the existing PV layout
4 160 € / year
Develop greenhouse or horticulture on spare land
−254 € / year

This agricultural route comparison is in EUR.

OptionInvestment allowanceCondition to resolve
Elevate a selected PV section45 000 €PV revenue loss absorbs the gross agricultural value; PV output impact 0.23% exceeds the owner ceiling of 0.00%; Agricultural operator/counterparty is not identified
Use the existing PV layoutNot establishedOutside the owner's permitted-change choice; Agricultural operator/counterparty is not identified
Develop greenhouse or horticulture on spare landNot establishedOutside the owner's permitted-change choice; PV revenue loss absorbs the gross agricultural value; PV output impact 0.23% exceeds the owner ceiling of 0.00%; Agricultural operator/counterparty is not identified

Owner targets and screening costs; no crop-yield forecast or grower offer. Each option has its own land area and PV impact. The values are alternatives and are not additive.

Why

An annual model is included in this calculation. Its tax basis and assumptions must be reviewed before use.

Agricultural alternatives are not additive. Crop yield, water, machinery access and legal eligibility remain unverified.

Report copy is presented in the selected language where available; some technical labels remain in English. Figures use the FR edition’s EUR convention.

Illustrative inputs

  • Synthetic 4 MWp plant: 16,000 modules × 250 Wp.
  • 4,400 MWh/year generation and 8 ha site area are illustrative inputs.
  • No grid import agreement, customer contract or surveyed layout is supplied.

Three next steps

  • Survey module heights, row openings and machinery access.
  • Confirm the crop, grower, water requirement and commercial arrangement.
  • Review agricultural eligibility and planning rules in this country.
SCREENING EVIDENCE PACKAGE · NO SLD

Engineering handoff package

An electrical SLD would not describe this route. PV8 hands over its decision basis and evidence requests; the customer keeps the JSON snapshot and can carry verified site data into its normal land, planning or grid workflow.

  • Agricultural option and enabling-work schedule
  • Crop, machinery, water and planning evidence requests
  • Calculation snapshot JSON and checksum
Download the screening evidence · JSON
01Evidence
02Schedules
03Lineage
Built for review and continuation in the customer’s engineering workflow.

Use this example to see the decision process. Your own result depends on your plant, assumptions and evidence; it is not a financing approval.

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Crop and machinery fit

Review vertical clearance and field operations.

Owner value

Include income, vegetation savings, retrofit costs and lost PV.

Country conditions

Separate physical compatibility from legal eligibility.

Calculation basis

Generated offline with PV8 engine code. No customer information or live provider response is included. Financial figures use EUR. Rebuild recipe: scripts/build_public_sample_snapshots.py.

Snapshot SHA-256: 02c9083a910af77d6a9dfe4805defae3a35ef5821d39ae3d358477e969e4a8dd

{
  "schema": "pv8.public_samples/1",
  "slug": "agrivoltaics",
  "country": "FR",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "sha256": "02c9083a910af77d6a9dfe4805defae3a35ef5821d39ae3d358477e969e4a8dd",
  "recipe_sha256": "6336621d4d7dd98e4d258b757e006f2dad71c51d6d5a7fda73afb56d034eef41",
  "engine_revision": "495770c2b878a59dfc2188f450cc791e6a02d08f"
}

Download the complete calculation JSON