Solarcrop

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Solarcrop is a University of Jaén (UJA) deep-tech spin-off in agrivoltaics that has developed a new configuration of bifacial, semi-transparent photovoltaic modules designed to be installed over crops: the panels capture direct and reflected light for electricity generation while letting through the light quality crops need, shielding them from extreme temperatures and cutting water loss from evapotranspiration. The technology comes out of the AdPVTech (Advances in Photovoltaic Technology) research group at UJA's CEACTEMA centre, and in April 2024 deep-science investor BeAble Capital put €180,000 into the company, with a pilot plant planned in Murcia. SOLARCROP SL (CIF B56136997, Calle Virgen de la Cabeza 2, Jaén) was incorporated on 29 June 2023, and a voluntary dissolution was registered on 9 April 2025.

Founded

2023

Founders

Total funds raised

€180K

SectorsAgrivoltaics, Solar energy, Agtech, Deeptech, Renewable energy Start-up MapEnergy & Climate › Clean energy generation hardware

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Founders

Eduardo F. Fernández

Co-founder; Head of the AdPVTech research group, Universidad de Jaén

Florencia Almonacid Cruz

Co-founder; Full Professor of Electronic Technology, Universidad de Jaén

Pedro Jesús Pérez Higueras

Co-founder; Full Professor of Electronic Technology, Universidad de Jaén

Global models 5

Heliatek

Germany · www.heliatek.com ↗

Makes and sells its own semi-transparent, lightweight solar film for installation on surfaces other than conventional panels, which is close to Solarcrop's model of selling a proprietary new module format.

~$200MComparable

Ubiquitous Energy

United States · ubiquitous.energy ↗

Sells proprietary transparent solar modules that let visible light through while generating power, the same selective-light-transmission approach Solarcrop applies over crops.

~$130MComparable

Insolight

Switzerland · insolight.ch ↗

University spin-off (EPFL) selling translucent agrivoltaic modules that control how much light reaches the crops below, the closest match to Solarcrop.

~$15MComparable

Ombrea

France · www.ombrea.fr ↗

Sells agrivoltaic shading systems placed over crops to protect them from heat and cut water loss while producing solar power.

~$10MComparable

Voltiris

Switzerland · www.voltiris.com ↗

University spin-off (EPFL) selling light-splitting PV modules for greenhouses that keep the light wavelengths crops need and turn the rest into electricity.

~$8MComparable