By Dan Salas and Ben Campbell, University of Illinois Chicago Sustainable Landscapes Program Building out the renewable energy capacity needed to make a clean energy transition is no easy task. Siting projects, engineering designs, addressing community interests, and obtaining the resources for construction requires thoughtful planning. Increasingly, one design aspect is gaining more attention: plants. […]
By Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago, Energy Resources Center – Sustainable Landscapes Program The iconic monarch butterfly faces numerous threats in its migration across North America. Habitat loss, invasive species, pesticide use effects, disease, drought, and changing temperatures have collectively squeezed a vice of stressors on monarch butterfly populations. At the same time, the […]
Savion’s Utility-Scale Agrisolar Project in Ohio Now Operational “Savion, a Shell Group portfolio company, announced that the Madison Fields Solar Project (MFSP) has achieved commercial operation. The 180 MW solar power plant is located in Madison County, Ohio, and is one of the first operating utility-scale solar sites to intentionally integrate soybeans, alfalfa and forage crop […]
This article provides a methodology for verifying such phenomena (control function) and mitigating them by maximizing solar power generation (objective function). Through a case study located in central Italy, positioned near an airport, it was possible to investigate the design variables to protect the landing air routes and the airport control tower.
Indoor Agrotunnel System Produces Berries Year-Round in Canada “Currently in its first full year of operation at the Environmental Sciences Western Field Station, the Western-led project combines a photovoltaic (solar panel) shielded outdoor farm with an Agrotunnel, which is an indoor growing system that houses high-density vertical aeroponic (growing plants in the air) and hydroponic (growing […]
This research delves into the nuanced dynamics influencing photocurrent generated in bifacial photovoltaic modules within the framework of agrovoltaic applications.
This paper describes non-confidential results for developing a national GIS-based monarch habitat model and applying it to electric power companies who are considering monarch conservation while simultaneously transitioning to a new clean energy future.
This study explores the potential application of tomato fruit production within the agrivoltaic system, aiming to evaluate its contribution to food security in the context of climate change. Specifically, the study compares tomato cultivation under agrivoltaic conditions with shaded areas created by PV panels to traditional cultivation under full sunlight conditions.The experiments primarily focus on […]
This article presents a comprehensive review of the fundamental parameters that underpin agrivoltaic systems. Focusing on the latest research, this review examines the challenges and opportunities intrinsic to the implementation of agrivoltaic energy systems, paying particular attention to the various parameters that contribute to their performance. These parameters encompass a range of factors such as […]
New Jersey Farm Studies Agrisolar “Rutgers University’s 170 kW agrivoltaic project on its farm on the Cook campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey features a vertical solar installation designed by California-based Sunstall. The farm operates as a production farm, research facility and teaching operation in support of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological […]
