Agrivoltaics. The symbiosis between agriculture and photovoltaics (Original)
Keywords:
agrivoltaics; agrosolar; East-West orientation; vertical modules; solar trackingAbstract
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”.
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Jossi, F. (2018). How land under solar panels can contribute to food security. University of Minnessota. https://ensia.com/features/solar-farms/
Kelsey, H., Ramasamy, V., Macknick, J., & Margolis, R. (2020). Capital Costs for Dual-Use Photovoltaic Installations: 2020 Benchmark for Ground-Mounted PV Systems with Pollinator-Friendly Vegetation, Grazing, and Crops. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20-77811. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/77811.pdf
Mierzwiak, M., & Calka, B. (2017). Multi-criteria analysis for solar farm location suitability. Reports on Geodesy and Geoinformatics, 104. DOI: 10.1515/rgg-2017-0012 Polonia.
Next2sun. (2021). References (Agrivoltaics-Solar fence)s. Germany. https://www.next2sun.de/en/references/
Penn State Extension. (2020). Sheep Grazing to Maintain Solar Energy Sites in Pennsylvania. https://extension.psu.edu/
Pérez-Piñeiro, A. (2017). La apicultura en Cuba y su situación actual. Agroecología, 12(1), 67-73. https://revistas.um.es
Riaz, M. H., Younas, R., Imran, H., Alam, M. A., & Butt, N. Z. (2020). Module Technology for Agrivoltaics: Vertical Bifacial vs. Tilted Monofacial Farms, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, rXiv:1910.01076v2 [physics.app-ph].
Scognamiglio, A., Garde, F., Ratsimba, T., Monnier, A., & Scotto, E. (2015). Photovoltaic greenhouses: a feasible solutions for islands? Design, operation, monitoring and lessons learned from a real case study. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271522951
Scurlock, J. (Ed.). (2014). Agricultural Good Practice Guidance for Solar Farms. BRE. www.bre.co.uk/nsc
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2022-02-08
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Agrivoltaics. The symbiosis between agriculture and photovoltaics (Original). (2022). REDEL. Revista Granmense De Desarrollo Local, 6(1), 191-207. https://revistas.udg.co.cu/index.php/redel/article/view/2988
