Agrovoltaics: Step towards sustainable energy-food combination. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jain, Pulkit; Raina, Gautam; Sinha, Sunanda; Malik, Prashant; Mathur, Siddharth
• Is Part Of: Bioresource technology reports. Volume 15(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Agriculture -- Photovoltaics, energy-food sustainability; Biomass energy -- Periodicals; Biotransformation (Metabolism) -- Periodicals; Agricultural wastes -- Periodicals; Factory and trade waste -- Periodicals; Organic wastes -- Periodicals; Waste products as fuel -- Periodicals; Waste products as fuel; Organic wastes; Factory and trade waste; Biotransformation (Metabolism); Biomass energy; Agricultural wastes; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 662.88
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100766
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2589-014X

Abstract

Abstract: The global growth of renewable energy has been given importance targeting global energy needs while replacing fossil fuels. Large areas of land have been a major hurdle to this global target. Keeping in view the concern of the growing population and threats to food security, APV, which is a synergistic combination of photovoltaics and crop cultivation is being advocated. APV can lead to decentralized off-grid electrification of rural agricultural areas along with providing economic benefit to farming activities. However, the incorporation of APV in conjunction with its practicability as well as the impact on crop production needs to be thoroughly investigated. This paper is designed to focus on an elaborate overview of APV, with a comprehensive detailing of the design aspects and performance indicators of APV. APV can be a beneficial alternative to achieve more sustainable energy-food as well as at the same time a step towards conserving land resources. Graphical abstract: Unlabelled Image Highlights: Synergistic fusion of PV and crop cultivation, agrophotovoltaics (APV), advocated APV enables addressing futuristic socio-environmental challenges in agriculture. Elaborate detailing of design aspects and performance indicators of APV discussed