Agrivoltaics. The symbiosis between agriculture and photovoltaics (Original)

Abstract

The symbiosis between agriculture and photovoltaics has been recently present in academic papers and practical projects in many countries. Cuba has taken the first steps in water pumping, in the installation of solar modules in roofs and small areas in agricultural farms and, barely, in the introduction of livestock in solar plants. In last years, new technologies have been developed with the concept dual use farming: photovoltaics and agriculture. In this text, the author explores some combinations and technologies used in several countries, even with less irradiations level, with the purpose to reach more efficiency in the agriculture industry and the photovoltaic generation through an integral approach, or said in Cuban terms: “thinking as a nation”.