A large arrangement of solar panel in front of farm buildings
A diagram of the proposed solar panel array

A diagram of the proposed solar panel array.

Vineyard Agrivoltaics

WCRC Orchard Mesa will soon be home to a new agrivoltaics project. The array will be organized to provide real-time energy data, and will be a part of a series of agrivoltaic research efforts at CSU. We encourage you to visit this page again in the future as we have more information about the project and can share our research with you.

View the Constuction Project and Monitor the Vineyard

We plan to offer a livestream video option so that visitors can see the vineyard in real time, and watch a timelapse video of the solar arrays construction.

Data and Other Metrics

When finished, the panels and other implements will show data for temperature, wind speed, soil moisture​ both under the solar panels and in​ the control area, while also providing a total value of the energy produced.

irrigation pipe
A bar graph showing solar panel energy output
A bell graph showing solar panel energy output

Other WCRC and CSU Research Projects

Viticulture

Horst Caspari

Learn More About Viticulture

Green Roof and Urban Ag

Jennifer Bousselot

Learn More About Green Roofs

CoAgMet

Russ Schumacher

Visit CoAgMet Website

Contact Information

Horst Caspari

Professor & State Viticulturist
WCRC-Orchard Mesa
horst.caspari@colostate.edu
(970)495-2202

Analissa Sarno

Postdoctoral Scientist in Soil and Agriphotovoltaics
WCRC-Orchard Mesa
analissa.sarno@colostate.edu