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🌱 Studies worldwide reveal that partial shading from solar panels can boost crop yields. This technique could increase food production per acre and could help lower food prices. ☀️🌾 Read this article by Western University's Prof. Joshua Pearce! Link in comments. 🌽☀️ #SolarFarming #SolarEnergy #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #SustainableEnergy #SolarTech #SolarSolutions #Agrivoltaics #SolarAgriculture #AgriEnergy #FarmingWithSolar #SolarFarmingInnovation #SustainableFarming #RenewableAgriculture #GreenEnergy #EcoFriendly #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #SmartFarming #FutureOfEnergy #InnovativeFarming Ivey Business School at Western University

🌱 Nos complace anunciar que Folgrid, una startup impulsada por la comunidad, estará presente en Solar & Storage Live Barcelona. Folgrid conecta a agricultores con ciudadanos y empresas cercanas a través de soluciones de agrivoltaica diseñadas especialmente para generar energía de bajo costo, sin comprometer el uso principal de las tierras agrícolas. ¡Una relación de ganar-ganar para todos! 🎫 Regístrate ahora para tu pase gratuito: https://buff.ly/4b9HMEv 🔗 Visita nuestro sitio web para más detalles: https://buff.ly/3yb2J3p #SolarStorageLive

📣 ¡𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐝.𝐜𝐨𝐦! Nos entusiasma compartir un artículo que invita a la reflexión, escrito por Oriol S., un innovador y la fuerza motriz detrás de una nueva startup de energía agrivoltaica. Oriol está decidido a hacer que la energía agrivoltaica sea más competitiva, reduciendo el CAPEX para acelerar la transición energética y fortalecer la resiliencia comunitaria. En "𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒄𝒂: 𝑼𝒏 𝑬𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒚 É𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒍𝒂 𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈í𝒂 𝒚 𝒍𝒂 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂", Oriol explora el dilema entre la producción de alimentos y energía. Explica cómo la energía agrivoltaica armoniza la generación de energía solar con la agricultura, permitiendo un uso dual del suelo que no solo preserva las tierras de cultivo, sino que también produce energía limpia. Con su trabajo en Folgrid, Oriol lleva este concepto un paso más allá, conectando a los agricultores con las comunidades locales a través de microrredes que ofrecen energía hasta un 50% más económica y reducen el consumo de agua en un 30%. ¿Te interesa saber cómo la energía agrivoltaica podría revolucionar nuestro enfoque hacia la sostenibilidad? Descubre el artículo completo de Oriol en etikord, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬: https://lnkd.in/d5jPCqQ8 En Etikord, hemos presentado una amplia gama de artículos que exploran diversos dilemas éticos en los modelos de consumo y negocio. Si te apasiona la sostenibilidad, la ética o la innovación, nos encantaría conocer tu perspectiva. Escríbenos a info@etikord.com con tus ideas y únete a la conversación. ¡Mantente al tanto de más publicaciones perspicaces que desafían nuestra forma de pensar sobre la ética en los negocios y el consumo! #EnergíaAgrivoltaica #EnergíaSostenible #AgriculturaÉtica #TransiciónEnergética #ResilienciaComunitaria #Folgrid #Etikord

📢📢And the "Startup of the Week" is... Folgrid Founded in Spain by Oriol S. and Justo Albarrán Ligero, Folgrid revolutionizes agrivoltaics with innovative divergent lenses. This cutting-edge technology maximizes land use by integrating solar power and agricultural production. 🍃 Folgrid's lenses increase the suitability of using standard solar panels in agrivoltaic projects at a lower cost than any other solution on the market. The technology achieves this by enabling a completely passive dispersion of sunlight under the solar canopy, embedding lenses in the space between the panels where others might simply add larger empty gaps. 🎙️Which have been your key milestones recently? We are currently being accelerated by EIT on two fronts: EIT Food and EIT Climate KIC. This is helping us refine our proposal to both sectors where we have an impact, agro and energy. In parallel, we are working with an external partner to run optical simulations to finalize an initial design of our lenses. We aim to manufacture the first batch by the end of the year for pilot testing next year. 🎙️What are you looking for in terms of funding/ investment for the next year? We need investment to execute the development of our lenses, conduct the first pilot, and advance our business development efforts, which include client discovery, commercial testing, and patent extension. 🎙️What are you looking for within the Clean Cities Spain ClimAccelerator programme? We aim to demonstrate that our solution can help decarbonize communities. Our technology is not limited to agrivoltaics; it extends to "gardenvoltaics," improving the habitability of public gardens and squares. This also helps advance the decarbonization objectives of municipalities while reducing water usage in these spaces without having to commit public real state to a single use (energy or community wellbeing). 🎙️How did the idea for this project come about? The motivation behind Folgrid originated from my work monitoring the Arctic climate, one of the planet's most delicate ecosystems, while working in the Spanish Science Research Council (CSIC). Witnessing firsthand the severe impacts of climate change in this vulnerable region, I resolved to devote my career to developing solutions that could accelerate the energy transition. This journey led me through a startup where I met my co-founder, Justo Albarran. Thus, Folgrid was born, combining innovative technology with a commitment to sustainability and economic efficiency. www.folgrid.com #Startups #UPM #growth #sustainability #investment #cleantech #cleancities #smartcities #StartupoftheWeek ClimAccelerator Climate-KIC EIT Climate-KIC Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

📢📢And the "Startup of the Week" is... Folgrid Founded in Spain by Oriol S. and Justo Albarrán Ligero, Folgrid revolutionizes agrivoltaics with innovative divergent lenses. This cutting-edge technology maximizes land use by integrating solar power and agricultural production. 🍃 Folgrid's lenses increase the suitability of using standard solar panels in agrivoltaic projects at a lower cost than any other solution on the market. The technology achieves this by enabling a completely passive dispersion of sunlight under the solar canopy, embedding lenses in the space between the panels where others might simply add larger empty gaps. 🎙️Which have been your key milestones recently? We are currently being accelerated by EIT on two fronts: EIT Food and EIT Climate KIC. This is helping us refine our proposal to both sectors where we have an impact, agro and energy. In parallel, we are working with an external partner to run optical simulations to finalize an initial design of our lenses. We aim to manufacture the first batch by the end of the year for pilot testing next year. 🎙️What are you looking for in terms of funding/ investment for the next year? We need investment to execute the development of our lenses, conduct the first pilot, and advance our business development efforts, which include client discovery, commercial testing, and patent extension. 🎙️What are you looking for within the Clean Cities Spain ClimAccelerator programme? We aim to demonstrate that our solution can help decarbonize communities. Our technology is not limited to agrivoltaics; it extends to "gardenvoltaics," improving the habitability of public gardens and squares. This also helps advance the decarbonization objectives of municipalities while reducing water usage in these spaces without having to commit public real state to a single use (energy or community wellbeing). 🎙️How did the idea for this project come about? The motivation behind Folgrid originated from my work monitoring the Arctic climate, one of the planet's most delicate ecosystems, while working in the Spanish Science Research Council (CSIC). Witnessing firsthand the severe impacts of climate change in this vulnerable region, I resolved to devote my career to developing solutions that could accelerate the energy transition. This journey led me through a startup where I met my co-founder, Justo Albarran. Thus, Folgrid was born, combining innovative technology with a commitment to sustainability and economic efficiency. www.folgrid.com #Startups #UPM #growth #sustainability #investment #cleantech #cleancities #smartcities #StartupoftheWeek ClimAccelerator Climate-KIC EIT Climate-KIC Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

📢 T´apuntes a la 2a jornada Agrotech❓🌱🚀 #PATT2024 ➡️Què és❓ Jornada dedicada a la innovació aplicada al sector agrari, amb un triple propòsit: 🌾 Explorar i incentivar solucions tecnològiques: Afrontar reptes i oportunitats del sector hortícola al Baix Llobregat. 🤝 Crear un espai de confiança: Permetre als actors del sector compartir coneixements i desenvolupar solucions innovadores de manera efectiva. 🔄 Facilitar l’intercanvi de coneixements: Enfortir la col·laboració entre productors, empreses, professionals i institucions.Jornada d´innovació al sector agrari i de portes obertes d'#Agròpolis ➡️On es fa?❓A #Viladecans ➡️Quan❓ 9 de juliol ➡️ Informació i inscripcions: https://lnkd.in/dY8TNV9j Participen en la jornada: Fernando Ortega Mediero, Jordi Llop casamada, @Anna Gras #AgrotechUPC, Clara Bartra de -ivoro • Food Innovation Hub , Oriol S. de Folgrid, Carles Domenech del CDEI-UPC. Centre de Disseny d'Equips Industrials, Fernando Sarría Pueyo de FSGROUP Engineering, CREDA (Centro de Investigación en Economía y Desarrollo Agroalimentario), LAB4 SUPPLY, SYMBIOSYST Project, Fundació Miquel Agustí, Escola d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels (EETAC-UPC), Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia - PMT Mediterranean Science and Technology Park, ESA BIC Barcelona i Escola Enginyeria Agroalimentària i de Biosistemes UPC. Us hi esperem!!!! #AgroTech2024 #InnovacióAgrària #BaixLlobregat #UPC #Viladecans #AgriculturaSostenible #ParcAgrariBaixLLobregat CIT UPC, UPC BarcelonaTech Technology Center, Generalitat de Catalunya, Ayuntamiento de Viladecans

Queremos agradecer a El Referente por hacerse eco de nuestra participación en el programa Clean Cities ClimAccelerator del EIT Climate-KIC Spain con la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/dKeg96aU Esta visibilidad es fundamental para seguir avanzando en nuestro proyecto de agrivoltaica eficiente y centrada en los agricultores. 🌱⚡ Gracias por su apoyo y por promover iniciativas que buscan un futuro más sostenible. #CleanCitiesClimAccelerator #Startups #Innovación #Agrivoltaica #Sostenibilidad #TransiciónEnergética

Start Up Day del Lab3040! El binomi start-corporació és clau per al desenvolupament de l'ecosistema d'Innovació. Per això, des del projecte Lab3040 hem reunit 13 empreses emergents de les més de 100 candidatures presentades perquè poguessin tenir un entorn on poder parlar, proposar i establir aliances per realitzar pilots. En concret, els participants van disposar de 20 minuts per explorar vies de col·laboració amb els socis del projecte. Entre els participants a la jornada van ser-hi: Anna Casals Terré - Innovation by CELSA Group 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 Guillem Roig - Innolab by Cofidis Carmen López Rodriguez - Naturgy Margarida Lopez Romero y Bernat Fernandez-Pintó - Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) Jose Maria Santos Figueroa - Ibercaja Askur Meade y Cristina Nadal Plana - Unilever Rafael Fdez-Álava - Costa Cruceros Les 13 iniciatives escollides van ser: Folgrid Universal Plastic® Bleta Footprint MAPPA Sustein Materials bookline Bumerang Biyiud, Sustainability as Wealth Placenet, The Internet of Places Rohu Innovations Blue Room Innovation | Blockchain & Innovation for sustainability Aumenta Vilanova UAP Moltes gràcies a tots els membres, (Bacardi, ERIA InnoHub, DOMO Chemicals i també a tots els partners de l'ecosistema d'innovació que ens heu ajudat amb la convocatòria: Agència Desenvolupament Econòmic Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona Xarxa Parcs Científics i Tecnològics de Catalunya (XPCAT) IQS Barcelona FCRI Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Consell Comarcal Baix Llobregat