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September 30, 2025Agronomy2 citationsOpen Access

Integrating Solar Energy into German Vineyards: A Geospatial Framework for Identifying Agrivoltaic Potential

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MCM. ChristMWMoritz Wagner

Key Points

  • Potential agrivoltaic sites cover 1.5–26.1% of vineyard area, translating to 0.52–9.17 GWp capacity.
  • Using GIS pre-screening, 44% of planted vineyards fall within a 1000 m grid distance from connection points.
  • The analysis includes a sensitivity check, confirming the robustness of results with varying capacity assessments.
  • Identified sites present practical options for immediate agrivoltaic integration in the viticulture sector.

Abstract

This study quantifies where agrivoltaics can be feasibly implemented in German viticulture and presents a transparent GIS pre-screening framework for vineyards. Using plot-level cadastral data from Rhineland-Palatinate (54,078 ha planted area; covering 65% of Germany’s vineyard area), we integrate grid distance to the nearest connection point, slope, and planting year to identify technically and agronomically suitable sites. Under a 1000 m grid distance threshold, 44% of the planted area falls within potential connection range (15.6 GWp at 0.65 MWp per hectare). Across deployment scenarios, the feasible area spans 1.5–26.1% (0.52–9.17 GWp), with a balanced setting yielding 7.6% (2.68 GWp). We also conducted a one-at-a-time sensitivity analysis; the qualitative ranking of constraints is robust to a ±15% capacity-per-hectare band. The framework identifies plot-level feasibility under stated constraints and indicates where near-term implementation is most likely.

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Christ et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc1e358a7d58c25ebb16cehttps://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15092174
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