Combining Solar Panels With Agriculture

In this paper we suggest that a combination of solar panels and food crops on the same land unit may maximise the.

Combining solar panels with agriculture.

This practice of co locating the two by planting crops under the shade of solar. This practice of co locating the two by planting crops under the shade of solar panels is called agrivoltaics. By karen graham nov 27 2017 in environment. Combining solar panels and agriculture makes land more productive.

Greg barron gafford associate professor at the university of arizona shows that combining these two systems solar panel photovoltaic infrastructure and agriculture can create a mutually beneficial relationship. Solar plants using pv panels will therefore compete with agriculture for land. With increasing temperatures solar panels get too hot to function properly and crops demand more water problems that are exacerbated by drought and climate conditions. Combining solar panel photovoltaic infrastructure and agriculture creates a mutually beneficial relationship.