Agrivoltaics session at the Eilat-Eilot Conference

A session on agrivoltaics — agriculture, energy and further benefits. The panel was moderated by Alon Segal, NZO project manager at the Heschel Center for Sustainability.

Talks and panel

• Dr. Michal Levi, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security — “Ministry of Agriculture policy: agrivoltaics — current status, challenges and opportunities”
• Doron Geva, Agrivoltaic Project Manager, the Ardom and Doral partnership, Hevel Eilot — “How agro-PV becomes agro-PV+ — regional levers for development”
• Dr. Ibrahim Yahya, Founder and CEO, AgriSolcom — “Agri on greenhouses: unique models inside greenhouses”
• Yossi Fisher, CTO, Agrilight — “Innovative structural solutions and irrigation insights in the desert”
• Alon Yeshayahu, VP Planning, Terralight — “Agrivoltaics: all the way to agro mega-projects”
• Dubi Miller, Chair of energy activities at Kibbutz Ma'ale Gilboa — “Integrating systems across different crop types, and comparative results”
• Dr. Dikla Montekio Malter, Business Development Director and Head of Agro-Solar, Enlight Renewable Energy — “Open-field experience with Enlight: effects on yields and farm management”