Tag Archive for: solar-suitable crops

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Improvement in Lettuce Growth Under Solar Panels

This study investigates the effects of solar photovoltaic panel designs on lettuce growth. 

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Agrivoltaics Provide Mutual Benefits Across the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Drylands

This study investigates a hybrid of co-located agriculture and solar photovoltaic (PV) infrastructure by monitoring micro-climatic conditions, PV panel temperature, soil moisture and irrigation water use, plant eco-physiological function and plant biomass production within a agrivoltaic ecosystem and in traditional PV installations and agricultural settings to quantify trade-offs. Authors find that shading by the PV panels provides multiple additive and synergistic benefits, including reduced plant drought stress, greater food production and reduced PV panel heat stress. 

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Saffron and Solar Farms: A Win/Win for Environment and Agriculture

This North American Center for Saffron Research and Development reports the findings of two years of study on growing saffron under solar panels at the Peck Electric solar field in Burlington, VT. Updated Feb ’22.

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Assessment of New Functional Units for Agrivoltaic Systems

This article describes the impact of crop spacing and PV module design on tomatoes in a greenhouse.

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Investigation of Pear Growth Under Foldable Agrivoltaic Structure

This study describes a foldable solar PV structure developed to grow pear crops in Korea. 

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Crop Selection for APV Systems: Overview of Performances, Potentials, and Perspectives for Germany

This article provides an overview of solar-suitable crops in Germany.  It contrasts the performance, imitations, and possible agrisolar synergies of large-scale crops compared to small-area specialized crops.

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Coproduction of Solar Energy on Maize Farms – Experimental Validation of Recent Experiments

This article reports findings from the ACRE farm in West Lafayette, Indiana, which includes single-axis trackers in a novel configuration atop a maize test plot. 

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Combining Photovoltaic Modules and Food Crops: First Agrivoltaic Prototype in Belgium

This article describes a study of potatoes grown under solar panels. The study concludes that the panels promote potato plant grow but do not provide protection from frost.

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Application of Photovoltaic Systems for Agriculture: A Study on the Relationship between Power Generation and Farming for the Improvement of Photovoltaic Applications in Agriculture

This articles includes research findings of a study conducted on grapes that were cultivated on land that was divided into six sections: three with photovoltaic panels and three without. The study did not find a difference in grape growth but did find a slight slowing of grape growth under the solar panels. The sugar content was slightly higher in the experiment group. 

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Agrivoltaic Systems to Optimize Land Use for Electric Energy Production

This article describes a simulated maize (corn) crop, grown under an agrivoltaic system trademarked Agrovoltaico.

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