Rethinking Water Scarcity, Energy, and Agriculture: Coupling Agrivoltaics With Addressing Groundwater Depletion DOI Creative Commons
Laurel Saito,

Jake Tibbitts,

Peter Gower

et al.

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 61(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Resolving groundwater overuse is an ongoing challenge that will require irrigation to cease on some land, leading questions about what do with land no longer irrigated. At the same time, world undergoing a green‐energy transition, new renewable energy infrastructure needed meet targets. Transitioning previously irrigated solar production agriculture (i.e., agrivoltaics) can provide simultaneous benefits of reducing water use while increasing generation already disturbed land. We share study viability, benefits, and tradeoffs transitioning agrivoltaics in Diamond Valley, Nevada, where mandated management plan inevitably result coming out production. Nevada committed 50% electricity sold being from sources by 2030 100% 2050, so there strong interest developing infrastructure, including lands such as those used for near transmission lines. found soils sunlight arid places like Valley are suitable incorporating little irrigation, capacity limiting factor. Additional studies determine system upgrades required solar, effective leases important protect landowners financial risks.

Language: Английский

Rethinking Water Scarcity, Energy, and Agriculture: Coupling Agrivoltaics With Addressing Groundwater Depletion DOI Creative Commons
Laurel Saito,

Jake Tibbitts,

Peter Gower

et al.

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 61(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Resolving groundwater overuse is an ongoing challenge that will require irrigation to cease on some land, leading questions about what do with land no longer irrigated. At the same time, world undergoing a green‐energy transition, new renewable energy infrastructure needed meet targets. Transitioning previously irrigated solar production agriculture (i.e., agrivoltaics) can provide simultaneous benefits of reducing water use while increasing generation already disturbed land. We share study viability, benefits, and tradeoffs transitioning agrivoltaics in Diamond Valley, Nevada, where mandated management plan inevitably result coming out production. Nevada committed 50% electricity sold being from sources by 2030 100% 2050, so there strong interest developing infrastructure, including lands such as those used for near transmission lines. found soils sunlight arid places like Valley are suitable incorporating little irrigation, capacity limiting factor. Additional studies determine system upgrades required solar, effective leases important protect landowners financial risks.

Language: Английский

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