Hybrid solution to ensure energy self-sufficiency in a berry farm

BRANCHES was a H2020 “Coordination Support Action” project, that brought together 12 partners from 5 different countries. The overall objective of BRANCHES was to foster knowledge transfer and innovation in rural areas (agriculture and forestry), enhancing the viability and competitiveness of biomass, and supply chains and promoting innovative technologies, rural bioeconomy solutions and sustainable agricultural and forest management. The following document presents the story of the berry farm Sinikasvis LP located in Sukeva, eastern Finland, has invested in a hybrid renewable energy solution consisting of a solar PV installation and a wood gasification unit for combined heat and power production from wood chips.