Agricultural photovoltaic complementary solar power generation installation

What is agriculture photovoltaic?

Agriculture photovoltaic refers to a system that allows for both solar based electricity generation and agricultural use of the same area of land. It is also known as solar photovoltaic for sustainable agriculture and rural development. Plants and crop growth can be sustained even though the land is filled with solar panels.

Can PV systems be integrated with agriculture production?

Integration of PV systems with agriculture production could be one of the sustainable approaches by employing improved land productivity. This can eradicate the growing land use competition and astonishing demand for energy and food in a country. Thus, ‘APV’ indicates that by sharing the same land and light, energy and food both can be produced.

Is agrivoltaic a viable alternative to agriculture and solar-energy harvesting?

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Agrivoltaic (agriculture–photovoltaic) or solar sharing has gained growing recognition as a promising means of integrating agriculture and solar-energy harvesting. Although this field offers great potential, data on the impact on crop growth and development are insufficient.

What is agrivoltaic farming?

Under these circumstances, the government, power producers, and farmers are all showing great interest in agrivoltaic farming, a method that combines PV generation and conventional agriculture. Accordingly, this maximizes land use by utilizing arable land for the coexistence of power generation and crop cultivation.

Can agrivoltaics be integrated into farmland?

In contrast, the total area of farmland (including pastureland) in the US is 3.6 10 12 m 2 61. Agrivoltaics could further be integrated more widely into fields and farmland, particularly if the tradeoffs between plant productivity and power generation can be minimized with the proposed TPV design approaches.

Can solar power be installed on agricultural land?

While wind turbines on agricultural land are already put into practice, solar power production on agricultural land is still under research. Here, we propose photovoltaic systems that are suitable for installation on agricultural land.