Past Event: Field Walk Invitation: Agrivoltaics In The Vineyard

• • Thu, March 27 20253:30pm AEDT
  • 5:30pm AEDT
• The University of Melbourne, Dookie Campus, 940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie College, 3647
• Please let Sabine (sposch@unimelb.edu.au, 0435 527 088) or Bow (bow.souter@unimelb.edu.au, 0478 266 856) know if you're coming
• Sabine Tausz-Posch

• Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to capture solar energy at the same time as growing crops?
• This is an emerging area of technology called agrivoltaics. It offers growers more cost-effective energy in addition to some of the benefits of protected cropping.
• This field walk is your opportunity to learn and see agrivoltaics in action at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Campus, where solar panels were integrated into the existing vineyard.

When: Thursday, 27th March, 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Where: University of Melbourne Dookie Campus, 940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie College, 3647

Presentations in the vineyard:

• Chris Barnes (Senior Lecturer, Uni Melbourne) and Billy Xynas (Lecturer, Uni Melbourne) – “History and current operations of the Dookie Campus vineyard”
• Sabine Tausz-Posch (Senior Lecturer, Uni Melbourne) – “Farming the sun twice: Why solar and crop production could be the perfect match”
• Veli Marks (Env.Manager & Training Facilitator, Greenwood Solutions) – “Agrivoltaics from an energy sector perspective”
• Bow Souter (Innovation Broker, Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub, Uni Melbourne) – “Key stakeholder opinions about plant production agrivoltaics: Pros and cons”

RSVP by Monday, 24th of March to: Sabine Tausz-Posch (sposch@unimelb.edu.au, 0435 527 088) or Bow Souter (bow.souter@unimelb.edu.au; 0478 266 856)