daniellem

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Why Agrivoltaics is important is the topic of many papers and reports over the last two years. Agricultural community opposition concerns include the potential loss of farming businesses and destruction of farmland and soils says author Christopher Karr in his August 21, 2021 article.


As early as 2019, substantive papers were populating the research journals, and for me, this paper was significant in reviewing shade-tolerant crops. St Louis University Professor M Brickhouse in his 2019 paper summarized, "Recent demonstrations have shown that the combination of photovoltaics and agriculture on shared land increases overall land productivity. It has also been observed than when used with shade-tolerant crops, PV installations reduce transpiration and improve water retention. However, research is needed to determine the geographical sites in which agrivoltaics can have the greatest impact on bringing marginal lands into agricultural production, and new areas opened to the production of high value crops through its combination of shading and improved water retention."

Scott Sklar
Adjunct Professor & Sustainable Energy Director
Environment & Energy Management Institute (EEMI)
and Director, GWU Solar Institute
The George Washington University (GWU)
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/ sklar@gwu.edu
Personal email: solarsklar@aol.com Ph 703-522-3049
 
Definitely adding that article to my reading list and also following this thread. I am looking to find a solar company in Northern Illinois to work for as an employee, that advocates for Solar Farm projects to be Dual Use Solar , as opposed to the " Industrial Park " type of Solar Farms with gravel or just turf grass under the panels..
 

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