: Officially called an "agricultural canopy," this structure features 5,500 rotating solar panels suspended on cables 5 meters above the ground.
The phrase refers to the , a pioneering project launched in 2022 in the Haute-Saône region of France by the solar energy company TSE .
: The 27-meter spacing between posts specifically allows a combine harvester to operate freely beneath the panels, a key requirement for large-scale field crops like soybeans and wheat.
While not a traditional academic "paper," detailed results and technical descriptions of the project have been published through TSE's technical reports and press kits. Project Highlights (2022)
Research on this site is conducted over a nine-year period in collaboration with several major institutions:
: The 3-hectare site produces 2.4 MWp , equivalent to the electricity consumption of approximately 1,350 households. Scientific Partnerships
: During the extreme drought of 2022, the canopy provided a "protective microclimate," reducing soil temperature by up to 2°C and decreasing water stress days by 57% for the soybean crop.