Located in the heart of the Somme agricultural plain in northern France, the Brouchy solar canopy combines two activities on a single site: renewable electricity generation and farming beneath the panels, a model known as agrivoltaics.
Like many agrivoltaic installations in rural France, the site faces repeated intrusions from wild boar. These incursions cause physical damage to the infrastructure, expose electrical cabling to rooting and burrowing, and threaten the continuity of power generation.
Securing this type of site has become a major technical and economic priority for operators.
The project involved installing a large-wildlife mesh fence, specifically engineered for wild boar, mounted on driven steel base anchors. The system locks directly into the ground, eliminating the need for concrete footings, excavation or earthworks (Propiclo system).
This approach delivers optimal adaptation to terrain conditions, large-scale farming operations and environmental constraints, without compromising on strength or security.
Installation was carried out with no excavation and no concrete pouring, using base anchors driven directly into the ground (Propiclo system).
The method enabled a quick, flexible rollout adapted to the site’s specific conditions.
A solar farming site previously exposed to repeated wild boar intrusions is now fully enclosed by a continuous, heavy-duty wildlife fence, engineered for a large-scale agricultural environment.
Linear metres per day
Faster than a concrete-based solution
Technicians + mini-excavator
Transport and storage cut by four
Estimated lifespan
Cost savings vs. a traditional solution
The growth of solar farms and agrivoltaic canopies is a key response to today’s energy transition needs. But these installations, built in rural areas, face new constraints, chief among them wildlife intrusions, which cause material damage, operational downtime and added maintenance costs.
This project demonstrates the ability to rapidly deploy a high-performing security solution on a site that combines solar generation requirements with active farming constraints, with no concrete and no disruption to the crops in place.
The concrete-free Propiclo system stands out as a credible alternative to traditional methods for any agrivoltaic project demanding durability, speed of execution and environmental responsibility.
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