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Can co-production of food and solar power relax land-use constraints?
Energy Rev. 140, 110694 (2021). Miskin, C. K. et al. Sustainable co-production of food and solar power to relax land-use constraints. Nat. Sustain. 2, 972–980 (2019). This paper presents both existing and new PV configurations and technologies for the co-production of crops and energy in agricultural land.
Can agrivoltaic systems optimise land use for electric energy production?
Amaducci, S., Yin, X. & Colauzzi, M. Agrivoltaic systems to optimise land use for electric energy production. Appl. Energy 220, 545–561 (2018). This paper demonstrates through a crop and energy modelling approach that AV systems can increase land use efficiency compared with land dedicated solely to farming or solar energy conversion.
How do agrivoltaic systems reduce land-use conflicts?
Agrivoltaic systems co-locate crop production and energy conversion alongside each other, helping to reduce land-use conflicts that can arise from conventional large-scale photovoltaic deployment on agricultural land.
Can agrivoltaic arrays maintain semi-arid grassland productivity?
Sturchio, M. A., Kannenberg, S. A. & Knapp, A. K. Agrivoltaic arrays can maintain semi-arid grassland productivity and extend the seasonality of forage quality. Appl. Energy 356, 122418 (2024). Schweiger, A. H. & Pataczek, L. How to reconcile renewable energy and agricultural production in a drying world. Plants People Planet 5, 650–661 (2023).
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