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OPHELIA, a promising future for linear photovoltaic power plants to be discovered at CIRED 2025

On the occasion of CIRED 2025, which will take place from June 16 to 19 in Geneva, CNR, Nexans, Schneider Electric, SNCF, and SuperGrid Institute will present, for the first time, the project named OPHELIA. This experimental linear photovoltaic park, soon to be commissioned in France (Vaucluse), is located along a cycle route that runs alongside the Rhône River. It is based on an innovative medium-voltage direct current (MVDC1) electrical architecture. This promising solution could eventually transform existing linear infrastructures (dikes, roads, cycle paths, railway lines…) into powerful photovoltaic corridors. The OPHELIA project thus addresses two key challenges in the solar energy sector: the scarcity of available land and the integration of renewable energy production into the power system.

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