📋 Tender Overview
Harnessing the vast potential of res for sustainable farming
A sustainable farming approach to resolve land use conflicts between energy and foodcompetitive conflicts for land use between the energy and food sectors have emerged, posing challenges to sustainability. these conflicts could be mitigated by integrating renewable energy systems (res) into farms through new circular business models. however, obstacles exist, hindering the adoption of this approach by agricultural communities. with this in mind, the eu-funded harvrest project aims to address barriers perceived by agricultural communities and enhance decision-making through an agricultural virtual power plant. this system will assess various scenarios to determine optimal res solutions aligned to food production, providing tailored recommendations to farmers and policymakers. by fostering co-creation sessions and providing training materials, harvrest will empower farmers. implemented across four diverse farm use cases, the project will act as a knowledge hub.
Funded under
Food, bioeconomy natural resources, agriculture and environment
Total cost
€ 4 998 685,00
Eu contribution
€ 4 998 684,50
Coordinated by
Fundacion circe centro de investigacion de recursos y consumos energeticos
Spain
Start date
1 january 2024
End date
31 december 2026
