For luxury estates and villas with garden space, orchards or agricultural land in the Alanya region, agrivoltaic solar systems offer a dual benefit: clean energy generation and continued land productivity. Our elevated panel systems are designed at 3–5 metre height to allow agricultural machinery access beneath.
Agrivoltaic Design
Agrivoltaics — the combination of solar panels with agricultural activity — is one of the most sophisticated approaches in solar energy today. Research consistently shows that partial shading from elevated panels can improve yields of stress-sensitive crops such as herbs, salad leaves, berries and Mediterranean vegetables by reducing water evaporation.
Applications for Alanya Estates
- Olive and citrus orchard solar: elevated panels above tree canopy
- Vegetable garden: elevated shade structure doubling as solar array
- Pool heating and garden irrigation: solar-powered throughout
- Farm buildings and outhouses: rooftop solar powering all outbuildings
Specifications
- Panel height: 3 m (garden tools) or 5 m (machinery clearance)
- Row spacing: minimum 6 m for equipment access
- VFD solar pump controllers for direct solar irrigation
- System sizes: 10–500 kWp depending on estate scale
Estate Solar Consultation
Tell us about your estate and we will design a bespoke agrivoltaic system.
Request ConsultationAgricultural Solar: Transform the Economics of Your Land
Irrigation and greenhouse heating are among the heaviest costs any grower faces. Around Alanya, estates devoted to greenhouse cultivation, orchards and cut-flower production routinely pay tens of thousands of lira each month to run irrigation pumps, heat their greenhouses and operate cold storage. An agricultural solar system removes the greater part of these costs — and, in doing so, raises the value of the land itself.
Where Agricultural Solar Earns Its Keep
- Irrigation Pumps: Running single- and three-phase pumps directly from solar (off-grid or grid-tied)
- Greenhouse Power & Heating: Lighting, ventilation and heating systems under glass
- Cold Storage: Refrigeration energy to preserve produce after harvest
- Agrivoltaics (Dual Use): Cultivation and energy generation on the same parcel of land
- Utility-Scale Land Lease: Passive income from leasing idle land to energy developers
Solar-Powered Irrigation Pumps: The Technical Detail
There are two principal configurations for agricultural pump systems:
- Off-Grid Pump Drive (VFD Solar): No grid connection required; a variable-frequency drive synchronises the pump motor speed with solar output. A direct panel + VFD + pump arrangement, with no batteries, is entirely possible
- On-Grid Pump + Net Meter: A grid-tied system in which the panels run during the day and the grid supplies power at night, taking full advantage of consumption-based net metering
- For irrigation pump systems the typical payback is 18–24 months — among the fastest returns available anywhere in agriculture
Why Solar Is Decisive in the Alanya Greenhouse Belt
The Mediterranean coast around Alanya — taking in Kumluca, Finike, Serik and Kemer — is home to some of the most intensive greenhouse cultivation in the country. Growers here face heavy energy demand on two fronts: heating and lighting through the winter, irrigation through the summer. When that year-round, two-sided demand meets the Alanya climate, where solar generation continues uninterrupted in every season, the case for an agricultural solar investment becomes compelling indeed.
Agrivoltaics: Cultivation and Generation on One Plot
An agrivoltaic system positions the panels at a calculated height above the field, so that the land both generates energy and admits enough sunlight to grow crops beneath. Research shows that shade-tolerant plants — lettuce, spinach, strawberries and certain fruit saplings — can reduce their water consumption by around thirty per cent under an agrivoltaic array. In a region prone to water scarcity, that is a serious operational advantage. We can prepare an agrivoltaic feasibility study tailored to your land and the crops you grow.
Grant Funding for Agricultural Solar
From time to time, agricultural solar investments qualify for grant funding under national and EU-backed rural development programmes (such as TKDK and IPARD). These schemes typically provide non-repayable support of between thirty and fifty per cent of the eligible investment. Because eligibility windows and conditions change, our advisers monitor the current programmes and will brief you on what is open at the time.