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On July 16, the National Assembly published its parliamentary report on agriculture and the energy transition.It was more particularly a question of drawing up the observation of the challenges which await the agricultural world in terms of energy production.We do not know, however, French agriculture participates up to 20% in the production of ENR on the territory.And this share should further increase in the coming years.

In terms of energy transition, French agriculture is one step ahead of other sectors of activity.This is the first observation that can be drawn from the report lodged on July 16, by deputy Jean-Luc Fugit and Senator Roland Courteau.Their parliamentary mission focused on "agriculture in the face of the challenge of energy production".We often point to the polluting dimension of agricultural activity.Indeed, agriculture is responsible for around 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions.

However, the sector has already started its energy transition.It even tends to energy sobriety.The report observes that the agricultural sector consumes approximately 4.5 MTEP of energy per year, in France.It is less than 3% of the final consumption of national energy.As the authors point out: “Such a figure […] is reasonable if we compare it to other sectors.»

Energy transition: agriculture provides 20% of ENR production

Even better: not only agriculture consumes little energy, but it produces renewable energies.In 2019, the agricultural sector alone represented 20% of the production of French renewable energy.A performance which is explained by the development of the production of biofuels within the farms.50,000 farms produce 96% of the total biofuels produced in France.

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The provision of agricultural areas for the development of wind farms further strengthens the position of agriculture in the ENR sector.The agricultural world represents 83% of wind power production in France.French agriculture also produces 13% of national solar energy, and 26% of biogas produced in France.But the agricultural sector has also invested in other renewable energies such as heat pumps, solar thermal or heat biomass.

A bright future for bioenergies in the agricultural sector

The report recalls that we must not forget to distinguish bioenergies (biofuels and methanization, whose production depends on agricultural production) with independent renewable energies (solar and wind, which can cause conflicts ofland uses).In the manner of bioenergies, the margin of progression is still very large.ADEME even estimates that by 2050, bioenergies can cover 100% of direct energy consumption of agriculture.

Currently, they only cover 50%.For this, the agricultural world must manage to triple its production of renewable energy.To achieve this, the first development lever is simple: mobilize all agricultural operations, and no longer only 50,000.The multiplication of production units should mechanically ensure the growth in the desired enr.

Agrivoltaism: one more opportunity

Until now, French public authorities have been mainly supporters of developing photovoltaic energy on buildings.Hangars, sheepfolds, agricultural warehouses and greenhouses alone welcome a third of the solar panels deployed in farms.The goal: to reduce as much as possible the risk of conflict of use between agricultural land and photovoltaic parks.But agrivoltaism opens up new perspectives.

For rapporteurs, "dynamic agrivoltaics opens a very promising path by reconciling agricultural production and renewable energy production.» Comment ça marche ? Il s’agit de déployer des panneaux photovoltaïques en hauteur au-dessus des terres agricoles.These panels are adjustable, to optimize solar capture.They do not prevent cultivable surfaces.Another advantage: the deployment of panels can also protect crops from certain climatic risks, including hail and heat wave.An additional argument to seduce cultivators.Each year, climate change impacts their income by destroying part of their cultures.