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Optimisation of vertically mounted agrivoltaic systems

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021
Agrivoltaic systems represent a key technology for reaching sustainable development goals reducing the completion of land for food versus land for energy. Moreover, agrivoltaic systems are at the centre of the nexus between electricity production, crop production, and irrigation water saving.
Campana P. E., Stridh B., Amaducci S., Colauzzi M.   +3 more
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Economic Feasibility of Agrivoltaic Systems in Food-Energy Nexus Context: Modelling and a Case Study in Niger

Agronomy, 2021
In the literature, many studies outline the advantages of agrivoltaic (APV) systems from different viewpoints: optimized land use, productivity gain in both the energy and water sector, economic benefits, etc.
Srijana Neupane Bhandari, Sabine Schlüter, Wilhelm Kuckshinrichs, Holger Schlör, Rabani Adamou, Ramchandra Bhandari   +5 more
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Agrivoltaic Engineering and Layout Optimization Approaches in the Transition to Renewable Energy Technologies: A Review

Challenges, 2022
As more nations move towards net-zero emission goals by 2050, research into the coupling of photovoltaics (PV) and agriculture has increased into a new sector of agrivoltaics (AV). Measurement of the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) has allowed researchers to
Meagan Reasoner, Aritra Ghosh
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Emergent molecular traits of lettuce and tomato grown under wavelength-selective solar cells

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
The integration of semi-transparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) in greenhouses offers new agrivoltaic opportunities to meet the growing demands for sustainable food production.
Melodi Charles, Brianne Edwards, Eshwar Ravishankar, John Calero, Reece Henry, Jeromy Rech, Carole Saravitz, Wei You, Harald Ade, Brendan O’Connor, Heike Sederoff   +10 more
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Geospatial assessment of elevated agrivoltaics on arable land in Europe to highlight the implications on design, land use and economic level

Energy Reports, 2022
Agrivoltaic systems (a combination of agricultural crop production and photovoltaics (PV) on the same land) have an increasing interest. Realizing this upcoming technology raises still many challenges at design, policy and economic level.
Brecht Willockx, Cas Lavaert, Jan Cappelle   +2 more
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Agrivoltaics in Japan

AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings
A comprehensive and supportive legal framework is a key factor for the expansion of agrivoltaics. This study analyzed, therefore, the existing laws, regulations, and policies related to agrivoltaics in Japan and assessed its actual effects on relevant stakeholders. An increasing horizontal policy integration on the federal level was identified. However,
Christian Doedt, Makoto Tajima, Tetsunari Iida   +2 more
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Advancement in Agriculture Approaches with Agrivoltaics Natural Cooling in Large Scale Solar PV Farms

Agriculture, 2023
The increasing concerns about the impact of large-scale solar photovoltaic farms on the environment and the energy crisis have raised many questions.
Noor Fadzlinda Othman, Mohammad Effendy Ya’acob, Li Lu, Ahmad Hakiim Jamaluddin, Ahmad Suhaizi Mat Su, Hashim Hizam, Rosnah Shamsudin, Juju Nakasha Jaafar   +7 more
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The Agrivoltaic Potential of Canada

Sustainability, 2023
Canada has committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by increasing the non-emitting share of electricity generation to 90% by 2030. As solar energy costs have plummeted, agrivoltaics (the co-development of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and agriculture) provide an economic path to these goals.
Uzair Jamil, Abigail Bonnington, Joshua M. Pearce   +2 more
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Effects on Crop Development, Yields and Chemical Composition of Celeriac (Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum) Cultivated Underneath an Agrivoltaic System

Agronomy, 2021
Agrivoltaic (AV) systems increase land productivity through the combined production of renewable energy and food. Although several studies have addressed their impact on crop production, many aspects remain unexplored.
Axel Weselek, Andrea Bauerle, Sabine Zikeli, Iris Lewandowski, Petra Högy   +4 more
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Waveguide Concentrator Photovoltaic with Spectral Splitting for Dual Land Use

Energies, 2022
This research presents a highly transparent concentrator photovoltaic system with solar spectral splitting for dual land use applications. The system includes a freeform lens array and a planar waveguide.
Hoang Vu, Tran Quoc Tien, Jongbin Park, Meeryoung Cho, Ngoc Hai Vu, Seoyong Shin   +5 more
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