Development of a decision support system to evaluate crop performance under dynamic solar panels

Chopard, Jérôme; Bisson, Anne; López, Gerardo; Persello, Séverine; Richert, Claire; Fumey, Damien

doi:10.1063/5.0055119

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“…The result of this study in 2019 demonstrated that it was possible to grow soybean, adzuki bean, and monoculture corn under the APV system because the yield of each crop under the APV system was not statistically different from that in the open field. Several studies mentioned that crops cultivated under the APV system benefited from more effective water/rainfall redistribution [10], reduced evapotranspiration, greater carbon uptake and water use efficiency for plant growth and reproduction [20], decrease in soil and crop temperature, improvement in soil humidity [12], protection against climatic uncertainty and extreme events such as hailstones and excess rain [22]. In this study, a series of severe rains resulting in a shortage of solar radiation during summer had a dramatic impact on yield and yield components for summer crops.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recently, the agro-photovoltaic (APV) system has become an alternative to conventional photovoltaic power plants. The APV, an innovative facility, can simultaneously generate renewable energy and increase agricultural productivity by using a solar panel array on the same farmland [9][10][11][12][13][14]. Crops are cultivated on the ground under the solar panel arrays of the APV system.…”

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“…Crops cultivated under the APV system benefit from more effective water/rain redistribution [10], reduced evapotranspiration, increased carbon uptake and water use efficiency for plant growth and reproduction [20], decreased soil and crop temperature, improved soil humidity [12], increased land productivity [14], increased pollinator foraging behavior during hot, dry and late seasons [21], and protection against climatic uncertainty and extreme events, such as hailstones and excessive rain [22]. The protection provided by the solar canopy has been found to provide favorable microclimatic conditions such as soil radiation, soil and air temperature without adverse effects on crops, promoting soil and agricultural productivity [12,18,20,23].…”

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Comparison of Yield and Yield Components of Several Crops Grown under Agro-Photovoltaic System in Korea

Asekova

Bayat

et al. 2022

Agriculture

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Renewable energy generation has attracted growing interest globally. The agro-photovoltaic (APV) system is a new alternative to conventional photovoltaic power plants, which can simultaneously generate renewable energy and increase agricultural productivity by the use of solar panels on the same farmland. The optimization of crop yields and assessment of their environmental sensitivity under the solar panels have not yet been evaluated with various crop species. This study aimed to evaluate the agronomic performances and crop yields under the APV system and the open field with crop species such as rice, onion, garlic, rye, soybean, adzuki bean, monocropping corn, and mixed planting of corn with soybean in South Korea. The results indicated that there was statistically no negative impact of the APV system on the forage yield of rye and corn over two years, suggesting that forage crops under the APV system were suitable to producing forage yield for livestock. In addition, the measured forage quality of rye was not significantly different between the open field and the APV system. However, rice yield was statistically reduced under the APV system. The yield of legume crops and vegetables in this study did not show consistent statistical results in two years. For further study, crop yield trials will still be required for rice, soybean, adzuki bean, onion, and garlic for multiple years under the APV system.

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Comparison of Yield and Yield Components of Several Crops Grown under Agro-Photovoltaic System in Korea

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“…The main approach involves the traditional sun tracking algorithm equipped with an empirical crop model. This helps to optimize the real-time orientation of panels, maximizing the energy benefit and ensuring a period of direct light exposure on the crop during critical phenological stages [37,51]. Such an application to light-sensitive crops, such as many fruit species (e.g., olive, fig, pomegranate), may ensure regular yields, thus increasing land productivity and a slightly reduced PV power yield.…”

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“…Despite their commercial purposes, the Sun'Agri company designed an agronomic model specifically to be implemented for the management of solar panels in fruit orchards [36,51]. Their design solution consists of single-axis opaque panels aligned with the tree row direction (Figure 3b) and a rotation angle of ±90 • , which allows for complete solar tracking or anti-tracking positions.…”

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Fruit Crop Species with Agrivoltaic Systems: A Critical Review

Magarelli,

Mazzeo,

Ferrara

2024

Agronomy

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As the world seeks alternatives to fossil fuels, agrivoltaics offer a promising solution by integrating solar panels with farming practices. This review examines three key agrivoltaic setups—static tilted, full-sun tracking, and agronomic tracking—dissecting their engineering features’ roles in optimizing both the electricity yield and the fruit productivity of some fruit crops. We emphasize the microclimatic modifications induced by agrivoltaic systems, mainly encompassing changes in solar radiation, air temperature, humidity, and wind. The data collected in this survey reveal a strong spatial heterogeneity distribution over different locations and a significant influence on fruit crops’ growth, yield, and quality, with variations among species. Such findings on the overall performance recommend a 30% shading threshold to prevent substantial declines in fruit characteristics, i.e., fruit yield and quality. Shading conditions over this threshold influence the leaf morphophysiological characteristics, impacting the photosynthesis capacity and fruit dry matter accumulation. This emphasizes the importance of further investigation into spectral radiation quality and carbon assimilation kinetics as daily responses for different fruit species to be cultivated in such new environments. Starting from this point, this review underscores the need to extend studies on various fruit crops, particularly those cultivated in semi-arid horticultural regions (i.e., for saving water), and suggests the use of comprehensive and standardized indicators for comparability across studies. Finally, the authors conclude that engineering improvements, along with new research programs on agrivoltaic systems, could lead to agricultural, environmental, and economic sustainability, as well as their practical implementation and attractiveness to farmers in the coming years.

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Late pruning modifies leaf to fruit ratio and shifts maturity period, affecting berry and wine composition in Vitis vinífera L. cv. ‘Malbec’ in Mendoza, Argentina

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Fanzone

Peña

et al. 2023

Scientia Horticulturae

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Development of a decision support system to evaluate crop performance under dynamic solar panels

Cited by 14 publications

References 9 publications

Comparison of Yield and Yield Components of Several Crops Grown under Agro-Photovoltaic System in Korea

Comparison of Yield and Yield Components of Several Crops Grown under Agro-Photovoltaic System in Korea

Fruit Crop Species with Agrivoltaic Systems: A Critical Review

Late pruning modifies leaf to fruit ratio and shifts maturity period, affecting berry and wine composition in Vitis vinífera L. cv. ‘Malbec’ in Mendoza, Argentina

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