Regenerative Generation Philosophy
Our renewable energy solutions are designed to work in harmony with the natural environment and complement farming activities leveraging agrivoltaic design principles to sustainably produce energy and food.
Our mission is to combine both clean energy generation and land regeneration outcomes through regenerative agricultural practices.
Regenerative Agrivoltaics leverages the need for renewable energy and rehabilitation of degraded land to potentially provide clean water, food, quality jobs and energy in a sustainable, circular economy for local communities.
What is Agrivoltaics?
Agrivoltaics entails using the same area of land to obtain both solar energy and agricultural production.
The solar panels effectively co-exist with crops on the same surface, which bodes well for plants that need less light or those that can deliver high yields.
Agrivoltaics reduce GHG emissions from farming operations and preserve biodiversity. The panels can also provide physical protection for crops, harvest rain water and improve the microclimate of the farming operation.
On non-arable land, or with unsuitable climates for crops, the ground beneath the solar panels can be used for livestock grazing.
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture is a holistic approach to a nature focussed food and farming system.
It focuses on soil health, increasing biodiversity, improving the water cycle, enhancing ecosystem services and creating greater resilience to climate change.
Regenerative agriculture is a farming system incorporating various sustainable agriculture practises and principles. On smaller farms it is based on philosophies like permaculture, agroecology, agroforestry, restoration ecology, keyline design, and holistic management.
Large farms will use "no-till" practices, cover crops and managed livestock grazing on crop land. As soil health improves, inputs decrease, and crop yields may increase as soils are more resilient against extreme weather and harbor fewer pests and pathogens.
Regenerative agriculture mitigates climate change through reduced emissions and carbon dioxide removal (CO2 sequestration), i.e. it draws carbon from the atmosphere and sequesters it.
'Farming and ranching in synchrony with nature to repair, rebuild, revitalize and restore ecosystem function, beginning with all life in the soil, and moving to all life above the soil.'
Gabe Brown, Regenerative Agriculture Pioneer & Farmer.
Project Pipeline
5
Solar Sites
in Development
5 000
MW Generation Potential
10 000
Hectares Regeneration
Potential
Agrivoltaic Project Endorsement
Agrivoltaics leverages the just transition, small business development and job creation in a way that is an order of magnitude greater than solar photovoltaic (PV) alone.
“This makes agrivoltaics uniquely appropriate for the just transition in South Africa and the region,”
Chris Yelland, South African Energy Expert
Agrivoltaic Project Endorsement
"All in all, integrating renewable energy solutions in the agri-food and water supply chains can greatly bolster water and energy security, decrease cost volatility, reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and contribute to long-term food sustainability,"
Gurbuz Gonul, International Renewable Energy Director