Dual use of agricultural land: Introducing ‘agrivoltaics’ in Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area, USA

Majumdar, Debaleena; Pasqualetti, Martin J.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.10.011

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“…Firstly, incorporating a mixed-use scheme between agriculture and solar panels residing on the agricultural land (crops grown beneath solar panels, cf. Figure 3) can be derived from agroforestry experience where the simultaneous implementation of two types of products on the same land area can optimize its overall productivity [24]. Although less solar radiation is available under solar panels, potentially affecting crop productivity and types of crops suited for this type of planting, based on simulation analysis, a mixed-use scheme has higher combined productivity (solar power generation plus crop yields) than a single-use solar farm or agro-farm would on its own [25].…”

Section: Land Use Codes and Their Impact On Agricultural Output And Smentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Green Energy Production on Farmland: A Case Study in Yunlin County, Taiwan

Tsai¹,

Lin²,

Shi³

et al. 2020

Land Use Change and Sustainability

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Taiwan enacted the Act of Renewable Energy in the year 2009 which promotes energy safety, green economy, and a sustainable environment, and with that the government envisages a contribution of photovoltaic energy of up to 20% by the year 2025. In this study we look into the motivation and background of this energy policy, plans for implementation and associated challenges, and its actual consequences for farmland use and farmers. In addition, we take a look into the implementation of mixed-use farmland in which agricultural activity and photovoltaic installations are planned to coexist in order to increase land value and productivity. We furthermore report on some of our findings related to a field survey conducted in Taiwan's corn chamber of Yunlin County which has been facing a number of socioeconomic challenges.

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Section: Land Use Codes and Their Impact On Agricultural Output And Smentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Green Energy Production on Farmland: A Case Study in Yunlin County, Taiwan

Tsai¹,

Lin²,

Shi³

et al. 2020

Land Use Change and Sustainability

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“…It is obvious that the most environmentally beneficial is a location of solar panels on roofs of houses, commercial buildings or even brownfields, while their location on a ground where they might cover agricultural land is more controversial. Spacious on ground solar power plants also create problems for future re-use for agriculture, although possibilities that merge solar energy generation and agriculture exist [28].…”

Section: Renewable Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Visitors’ preferences of renewable energy options in “green” hotels

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Tourism belongs to the industries with significant energy consumption. Visitors as well as hotel managers have, however, a positive attitude towards the responsible use of energy resources. The level of research on visitors' preferences of using different types of renewable energy is low, unlike findings on factual characteristics of conventional and renewable energies. That is why our aim was to assess visitors' preferences of environmentally friendly energy sources in hotels. Preferences of six types of renewable energy-"green" tariff energy, solar panels on the rooftops, solar panels on the ground, heat pumps, AD, wind turbine, were measured at four tourist destinations in the Czech Republic. The positive attitude of tourists towards the selected types of energy sources was confirmed. The highest preferences were found for solar panels installed on the rooftops. A typology of preferences was revealed by cluster analysis and differences between clusters were tested for independent variables. Clusters of visitors with a high and low interest in any type of renewable energy were identified as well as a cluster of visitors with interest in all types apart from solar panels installed on the ground-the visitor's origin was found as the main differentiation factor.

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“…Furthermore, other recent research has shown that the association of agricultural and electricity production results in improved LER values (i.e., LER > 1) (Majumdar & Pasqualetti, 2018). Agrivoltaic systems were proposed as a multi-purpose planning option for Phoenix, Arizona, where modeling showed that present and future clean energy residential demand can be met using agrivoltaics.…”

Section: The Concept Of Agrivoltaics Applications and Future Researchmentioning

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Impacts and opportunities from large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation on agricultural production

Guerin¹

2019

Environmental Quality Management

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With large‐scale solar photovoltaics in Australia experiencing unprecedented levels of investment, now is a unique opportunity for the national economy and for the communities in regional Australia. Environmental impacts are minimal and community benefits can accrue from both large‐ and utility‐scale solar projects, such as jobs and regional investment. But there are questions for the agricultural sector to consider as these opportunities open up: To what extent is the concern of energy generation versus food production warranted? Should large‐scale solar power stations even be built on agricultural land? The author uses a case study from the Central West of New South Wales (NSW) to explore these issues as well as briefly reviewing critical research into the international development of agrivoltaics.

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Dual use of agricultural land: Introducing ‘agrivoltaics’ in Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area, USA

Cited by 108 publications

References 23 publications

The Effects of Green Energy Production on Farmland: A Case Study in Yunlin County, Taiwan

The Effects of Green Energy Production on Farmland: A Case Study in Yunlin County, Taiwan

Visitors’ preferences of renewable energy options in “green” hotels

Impacts and opportunities from large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation on agricultural production

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