Increasing the comprehensive economic benefits of farmland with Even-lighting Agrivoltaic Systems.

ABSTRACT: Agrivoltaic combines crop planting and electricity generation on the same land, it is considered as an opportunity to resolve the competition for land use between food and energy production. In addition to growing crops, farmers can gain electricity with the installation of agrivoltaic systems on their farmland. They can use this clean energy for agricultural production or sell it for extra income. The Chinese government considers it an important strategy for "Targeted Poverty Alleviation". However, current methods of agrivoltaic provide uneven and low irradiance for crops, which usually results in reduced yield and low quality. In this study, an improved agrivoltaic system with a grooved glass plate has been designed, manufactured, and investigated, called Even-lighting Agrivoltaic System

SUBMITTER: Zheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8282087 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature