A technology to solve the water-energy-food crisis? Mapping sociotechnical configurations of agrivoltaics using Q-methodology DOI Creative Commons
Matthew Cotton,

Stephen Langford,

Anne Kuria

et al.

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 119, P. 103872 - 103872

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

Exploring the Grape Agrivoltaic System: Climate Modulation and Vine Benefits in the Puglia Region, Southeastern Italy DOI Creative Commons
Andrea Magarelli, Andrea Mazzeo, Giuseppe Ferrara

et al.

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. 160 - 160

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Climate change poses significant challenges to agriculture, a sector with long-standing tradition in the Mediterranean basin. The region faces altered rainfall patterns, extreme temperatures, aridification, loss of biodiversity, and changes crop yield quality. These impacts, combined intensive farming practices, threaten long-term agricultural sustainability. This study investigates agrivoltaics (AVs), dual-use technology that integrates solar energy production (photovoltaic panels) as potential solution enhance resilience adaptation crops. Research at an AV system Puglia (Southeastern Italy), grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), assessed soil moisture, temperature, microclimate conditions together vine fruitfulness. Results showed shading from photovoltaic panels increased moisture moderated thus benefiting Vines beneath yielded more grapes (+277%) than full sun, confirmed by even better bud fruitfulness shaded canes. While had minimal impact on air they reduced wind speed vapor pressure deficit, creating microenvironment for vines. Spectral analysis revealed increase UV blue light under panels, potentially affecting photosynthesis. also produced substantial electricity, 90% compared ground-mounted system, demonstrating its application. higher land equivalent ratio (LER) achieved (3.54) such systems can be advantageous areas climate, allowing same land.

Language: Английский

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Scaling agrivoltaics: planning, legal, and market pathways to readiness DOI Creative Commons
Madeline Taylor,

Nischala McDonnell,

Peter J. Davies

et al.

Sustainability Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Agrivoltaics Systems Potentials in Italy: State of the Art and SWOT–AHP Analysis DOI Open Access

Giorgia Di Domenico,

Andrea Colantoni, Leonardo Bianchini

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 925 - 925

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Agrivoltaics, the integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems with agricultural activities, is gaining attention as an innovative solution to improve land use efficiency and address climate challenges. This study investigates potential challenges Agri-PV in Italian context using a bottom-up SWOT–AHP methodology, incorporating data from stakeholders across various sectors. Key findings highlight significant strengths, such increased technological innovation, well opportunities renewable energy production local economic growth. However, barriers high installation costs, regulatory ambiguity, impacts on biodiversity remain crucial issues. analysis reveals balanced global priorities, leading (26.8%) stakeholder-specific differences that offer valuable insights for inclusive strategies. The research also estimates technical Italy, showing fraction (1% or 5%) “Unused Agricultural Land” could triple targets outlined National Integrated Energy Climate Plan (PNIEC).

Language: Английский

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The spatial potential for agrivoltaics to address energy-agriculture land use conflicts in Great Britain DOI Creative Commons

Talitha H. Neesham-McTiernan,

Richard J. Randle‐Boggis,

Alastair Buckley

et al.

Applied Energy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 385, P. 125527 - 125527

Published: Feb. 16, 2025

Language: Английский

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Agrivoltaics as a Sustainable Strategy to Enhance Food Security Under Water Scarcity DOI Creative Commons
Aurelia Scarano, Lorenzo Maria Curci, Teodoro Semeraro

et al.

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(4), P. 401 - 401

Published: April 10, 2025

Agrivoltaic offers a promising solution to integrate photovoltaic energy production with ongoing agricultural activities. This research investigates the impact of agrivoltaic on food security, using transdisciplinary approach study responses crop in terms biomass and quality produced. Mainly chicory plants were grown full sunlight (control plot) shade plots generated by potential panels. Two water regimes (high low supply) used analyze variations security both plots. The results showed that systems effectively mitigate stress caused high temperatures heat waves, improving increasing preserving quality. While previous has attributed benefits agrivoltaics primarily improved soil moisture, this demonstrates positive effects are driven differences light intensity air temperature between shaded control have strong implications for resource management, showing can reduce use approximately 50% compared traditional agroecosystems without compromising security. Agrivoltaics address challenges scarcity due declining rainfall costs associated use. Properly designed offer cleaner, more sustainable alternative practices, helping adapt agriculture climate change.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the viability of installing photovoltaic panels on irrigation canals for energy generation and water storage DOI Creative Commons
Ali Kaab, Hassan Ghasemi Mobtaker, Mohammad Sharifi

et al.

Energy Nexus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100455 - 100455

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A technology to solve the water-energy-food crisis? Mapping sociotechnical configurations of agrivoltaics using Q-methodology DOI Creative Commons
Matthew Cotton,

Stephen Langford,

Anne Kuria

et al.

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 119, P. 103872 - 103872

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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