Join us for a FREE visit of a demonstration site that will serve as a proof-of-concept for deploying agrisolar in Western Australia’s viticultural systems.

About the project

The climate of the Swan Valley and Perth Hills wine regions presents unique challenges, such as high temperatures and reduced water availability during the growing season. These conditions make it an ideal candidate for the demonstration of agrisolar solutions.

The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub), in partnership with industry partners, has installed Western Australia’s first solar array built above a commercial vineyard at Plume Estate in the Perth Hills.

Similar arrays were installed over trial sites being run by the University of Melbourne and University of Adelaide to help understand the impacts on fruit production.

Soil, climate, vine, yield and quality data have been captured at the Plume Estate demonstration site, which have been used for modelling production and economic impacts. This demonstration phase is expected to lead to further investment in research, development and adoption of the concept as part of a national CRC Zero Net Emissions project and a proposed Agrisolar CRC.

Learn more about this SW WA Hub project.

This project is supported by the SW WA Hub, through funding from AgriFutures and the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

About the event

If you’re interested in the trial results and economic modelling behind integrating sustainable energy solutions into a viticultural operation, or you’ve heard about “agrisolar” and want to understand it better, register for this event to tour the proof-of-concept agrisolar demonstration site and explore the concept in more depth.

Cost: free

RSVP by: Friday 17 April (for catering purposes)

What to bring: hat and closed-in shoes.

About the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub)

The SW WA Hub provides regionally focused information and support to help farmers and regional communities adopt drought resilient practices. It is led by the Grower Group Alliance and receives funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund. Find out more at hub.gga.org.au.