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Sun for the vines – and at the same time for solar power – District of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Researchers and winemakers in the Freiburg region hope that so-called vino photovoltaics will make a contribution to the energy transition and also to plant protection. Two projects are being planned.

Growing wine and generating energy with the help of photovoltaics at the same time, is that possible? Yes, research institutes and winegrowers believe: They see the so-called Vino-PV as a contribution to the energy transition, but also to the future of viticulture. Because due to climate change, winemakers are increasingly struggling with weather problems. But there is still not a single such facility in Germany. In the region, however, there are two projects in the starting blocks – but the implementation is proving to be more difficult than expected.
The idea
The project in Munzingen
There were many points of criticism: the impairment of the landscape, a lack of public participation, the long duration of …

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