Marcel Vroom

H2arvester Systems BV is a startup enterprise dedicated to research, development, and implementation of mobile and autonomous agrivoltaic systems and agrirobotics.  The H2arvester represents an energy system for locally generating and utilising sustainable energy, utilising abundant agricultural land without compromising crop production. H2arvester’s solar cars take the form of a matrix of solar panels, autonomously traversing arable and dairy farmlands, as well as moving over ditches. As the solar panels are mobile, H2arvester becomes an ‘extra crop’ in the rotary cultivation of arable farmers and tulip bulb growers. For dairy farmers, the solar cars ‘rotate’ with outdoor grazing, providing a double use of agricultural land and generating extra income, with a maximum land occupation of 10% per hectare. The autonomous solar cars are a platform for a multitude of robot applications: sensor equipment for seeding, weeding, fertilization, growth and/or crop disease monitoring and/or drip irrigation, as well as a carrier for robot applications for seeding, weeding, fertilization, growth and/or crop disease monitoring and/or drip irrigation. Agricultural companies are strategically positioned at the intersection, the ‘sweet spot,’ of sustainability challenges for rural areas, encompassing sustainable energy, improved soil health, and enhanced revenue models.