Agrivoltaics aims to solve this problem by planting crops around or underneath rows of solar panels, allowing for more efficient land use. In previous studies, solar panels were shown to help shade and protect certain crops as well as increase soil moisture, suggesting that carefully designed systems could support both agriculture and clean energy production.
The new model simulates the interactions between solar panels, crops, soil, air and water movement, and carbon dioxide uptake by tracking how energy, momentum, and mass move through the agrivoltaic system. The researchers used agrivoltaic site data, including leaf temperature measurements taken in Davis, Calif., and soil temperatures taken in Chicago City, Minn., to assess how the model's efforts matched real-world conditions.
Related storiesThey then applied the model to a hypothetical agrivoltaic tomato farm using weather data from a hot, humid day in Princeton, N.J., a representative location for the densely populated mid-Atlantic region, where food and energy are both in high demand.
The solar panels themselves were also 5.6°C cooler during the daytime than panels in bare soil, allowing them to recover about 15% of the efficiency that is lost during hotter temperatures. The average perceived temperatures for humans decreased by 4.46°C during working hours, implying important occupational health and safety benefits for farmworkers. The researchers suggest this model can be used to examine the benefits of agrivoltaic farms as well as other climate and crop combinations.
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