Simultaneous agriculture and solar energy production
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Vertical solar panels, east to west orientation, with bifacial modules near Donaueschingen, Germany.[1]
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Agrivoltaics (agrophotovoltaics, agrisolar, or dual-use solar) is the dual use of land for solar energy production and agriculture.[2][3] The technique was conceived by Adolf Goetzberger and Armin Zastrow in 1981.[4] Agrivoltaics includes multiple methods of combining agriculture with photovoltaics, according to the agricultural activity, including plants, livestock, greenhouses, and pollinator support.[5]
Because the sunlight is shared,[6] system design requires trading off objectives such as optimizing crop yield, crop quality, and energy production. Some crops benefit from the increased shade, lessening or even eliminating the trade-off.[7]
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^Faustino Ferreira, Rafael; Marques Lameirinhas, Ricardo A.; P. Correia V. Bernardo, Catarina; N. Torres, João Paulo; Santos, Marcelino (2024). "Agri-PV in Portugal: How to combine agriculture and photovoltaic production". Energy for Sustainable Development. 79. doi:10.1016/j.esd.2024.101408.
^Goetzberger, A.; Zastrow, A. (1 January 1982). "On the Coexistence of Solar-Energy Conversion and Plant Cultivation". International Journal of Solar Energy. 1 (1): 55–69. Bibcode:1982IJSE....1...55G. doi:10.1080/01425918208909875. ISSN 0142-5919.
^Casey, Tina (25 March 2024). "The Agrivoltaic Juggernaut: A 21st Century Agricultural Revolution". CleanTechnica. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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^Kamadi, Geoffrey (22 February 2022). "Kenya to use solar panels to boost crops by 'harvesting the sun twice'". The Guardian.
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