The Host： Yuping and Bar (CEO, Sun'Agri Israel)

In this special episode, YuPing and Our guest, Bar Weiss, discuss the similarities in the experiences with solar development in Israel and Taiwan. We are both dedicated to using solar energy for the net zero transition, and address the challenge of land usage for solar projects. In this conversation, we explore strategies for the dual use of land, and find the possibility to develop AgriVoltaics.

－Highlight－

1. Why would Israel consider AgriVoltaics?

• Land scarcity、Agriculture、Energy transition in Israel.

2. What motivated Bar at the first place and how he works as an active practitioner promoting Agrivoltaics?

3. What does he see in Israel land and the farmers that are most critical when colocating Agriculture and PV?

• Agricultural need、Law、Business model、Experience – creating pilots funded by the GOV.

4. Any existing cases of Agrivoltaics?

• Greenhouses
• There are very small few real pilots – 2-3, but Israel is now entering the phase of installing all the pilots.

5. Is there key principles that Taiwan could learn from international experiences so far?

• Differentiate between – Co-Existence/Co-locating/Co-habitating vs. Agrivoltaics (Agricultural tool that help adapt agriculture to climate change hazards.)
• Regulatory framework
• Govermental push for pilots
• Learning and sharing information on both solutions and legal frameworks from other countries

（本節目由主婦聯盟生活消費合作社公益金贊助播出）