Harvesting the Sun–Twice: Agrivoltaics and Rural Land-Use
As efforts to conserve farmland intersects with the growth in renewable energy, agrivoltaics emerges as a solution to integrate agriculture and solar photovoltaic (PV) infrastructure.
Agrivoltaics: Considerations Co-locating Solar and Agricultural
Emphasis should not be on maintaining the same agricultural production if it does not complement the solar installation. Rather, agricultural use of the site can change to a crop or grazing that can be
The Use and Potential of Agrivoltaics in the United States
Many communities across the United States have seen tensions between proponents of solar projects and those who fear the loss of agricultural output and a declining local agricultural
Agrivoltaics: Coming Soon to a Farm Near You?
This system looks at agriculture and solar energy production as compliments to the other instead of as competitors. By allowing working lands to stay working, agrivoltaic systems could help farms diversify
Agrivoltaics: Solar and Agriculture Co-Location
Agrivoltaics research has shown that the co‐location of solar PV and agriculture could provide agricultural enterprises with benefits such as diversified revenue sources and ecological advantages,
Policy Recommendations to Increase Agrivoltaic Development
“To achieve integrated and simultaneous production of both solar energy and marketable agricultural products by an agricultural producer”: This language is meant to directly achieve a key goal for
Best Practices for Adopting Dual-Use Solar Ordinances
Local oficials can ensure ordinances do not prevent dual-use solar by creating refined definitions for solar generation, farmland, and farm use within the county''s zoning and siting regulations.7 The
Designing for dual-use solar: An examination of the agrivoltaic policy
In this perspective, we conduct a policy review of the existing United States federal and state agrivoltaics policy landscape with the objective of establishing an agenda for future research.
Dual Land Use for Agriculture and Solar Power Production: Overview
The report highlights the growing need for harmonised definitions, reliable performance modelling, and supportive policy frameworks to enable the successful deployment of agrivoltaic systems globally.
Interpretation of agricultural solar power generation policy
The energy transition to sources of clean energy generation also provides an opportunity to minimize the effects of the climate crisis on agriculture, safeguard biodiversity and foster new