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Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Klimaschutz
Brandenburg und Berlin
Postfach 60 11 50
14411 Potsdam
Website: External link to the authority
Emission-free bush berry production (SunBot)
In berry production the number of required cultivation runs is very challenging. The farms reach their limitations of labor resources and costs which lead to losses in yield and quality along with reduced competitiveness. Many orchards would like to directly use their self-produced electricity. But suitable electric drives are still missing. Emissions and energy cost can be reduced by self-produced solar energy. As automation can enhance the productivity a driverless electric tractor is being developed. Project aim is an emission-free bush berry production - improving sustainability, cost efficiency, and labor productivity. A functional model of an autonomous electric tractor with an innovative electric mower is built up, along with a charging station powered by the on-farm photovoltaic system. Its influence on cultivation activities, procedural costs, workload, and energy demand will be analyzed. The project will reveal that more frequent cultivation can increase yield and quality of bush berries and prove that autonomous, electrically powered technology will enhance the profitability, sustainability, and environmental impact of berry production.
Results and the Final report will be found here, as soon as the project is completed.
Results and the Final report will be found here, as soon as the project is completed.
Rural development 2014-2020
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)
Max-Eyth-Allee 100
14469 Potsdam
Phone: 03315699410
Email: cweltzien@atb-potsdam.de
2018
ongoing
1,591,078