A research team of Temple University in Philadelphia analyzed the worldwide synergies and considerations from land conversion to agrivoltaisches and other multi-use solar energy landscapes worldwide. They discovered that co-located solar systems should be specifically adjusted to offer optimum performance and to minimize negative effects.
Researchers of Temple university In Philadelphia, the site-specific challenges of using Agrivoltaïschens and other multi-use solar energy landscapes have analyzed.
The team research paperAvailable in the magazine Nature sustainabilityReviews of qualitative and quantitative data, including existing field level studies, to assess global synergies and considerations in Agrivoltaïschens, Ecovoltaic and solar-grazing.
The work includes the consideration of various microclimates, soil conditions, local economic effects and perspectives of stakeholders in co-located solar projects worldwide.
The research paper states that the benefits of Agrivoltaics are very location-specific, instead of offering an One-Size-Fits-Fits-all resilience strategy and taking into account local economic effects, ecosystem services and perspectives of stakeholders during design and implementation to develop an optimal multi-use system. Such considerations can also help to minimize potential negative effects and considerations, which also often turned out to be location -specific.
The research team told PV -Magazine That instead of promoting Agrivoltaïschen as a universal solution for all farmers and solar developers, the study emphasizes the importance of tuning systems on local circumstances.
“Critical factors that influence the performance and viability of the Agrivoltaics include the design of the solar panel, the farm size, the type of co-located crops, vegetation or meadows, prevailing climatological and resources and social-cultural practices,” the researchers said. “Urban Agrivoltaics systems will, for example, differ considerably in design and output compared to national and national applications in developing countries will be confronted with various limitations and opportunities compared to those in developed regions.”
In the research paper, the team suggests that, as a rule of thumb, PV projects for solar energy must be assumed in areas where ecosystem services can be improved or expanded.
The paper also emphasizes the need for further research that focuses on supporting sustainable use in national, urban and off-grid communities, and notes that analysis of changes in the technical, environmental, social and economic aspects of co-paid systems in the early stages of research remains.
“Although regulatory and policy barriers can protect conservation countries, they can also limit the rise of small-scale grid-independent energy production that can offer food and energy brideness for off-grid, low incomes and climate change and danger of their own communities,” concludes the paper.
Caroline Merthe from Temple University, main author of the newspaper, noted that she was surprised by the width of potential co-benefits that can offer co-location systems on environmental, socio-economic and technical dimensions.
“Significant efforts have been devoted by researchers and stakeholders to promoting this field, in particular because the Agrivoltaïschens get the growing social acceptance,” Merheb told PV -Magazine. “I hope that this article can serve as a fundamental reference for policy makers to start prioritizing regulatory frameworks that protect the interests of all stakeholders.”
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