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Overview of Opportunities for Co-Location of Solar Energy Technologies and Vegetation

This report includes a discussion of vegetation-centric approaches to the co-location of solar energy and vegetation, including harvestable crops.

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Improvement in Lettuce Growth Under Solar Panels

This study investigates the effects of solar photovoltaic panel designs on lettuce growth. 

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Agrivoltaics Provide Mutual Benefits Across the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Drylands

This study investigates a hybrid of co-located agriculture and solar photovoltaic (PV) infrastructure by monitoring micro-climatic conditions, PV panel temperature, soil moisture and irrigation water use, plant eco-physiological function and plant biomass production within a agrivoltaic ecosystem and in traditional PV installations and agricultural settings to quantify trade-offs. Authors find that shading by the PV panels provides multiple additive and synergistic benefits, including reduced plant drought stress, greater food production and reduced PV panel heat stress. 

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Saffron and Solar Farms: A Win/Win for Environment and Agriculture

This North American Center for Saffron Research and Development reports the findings of two years of study on growing saffron under solar panels at the Peck Electric solar field in Burlington, VT. Updated Feb ’22.

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Assessment of New Functional Units for Agrivoltaic Systems

This article describes the impact of crop spacing and PV module design on tomatoes in a greenhouse.

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Investigation of Pear Growth Under Foldable Agrivoltaic Structure

This study describes a foldable solar PV structure developed to grow pear crops in Korea. 

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Guide to Farming Friendly Solar

This resource provides practical advice for farmers considering installing solar photovoltaic systems.

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Crop Selection for APV Systems: Overview of Performances, Potentials, and Perspectives for Germany

This article provides an overview of solar-suitable crops in Germany.  It contrasts the performance, imitations, and possible agrisolar synergies of large-scale crops compared to small-area specialized crops.

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Crop Production in Partial Shade of Solar Photovoltaic Panels on Trackers

This article reports the findings of a studied on kale, broccoli, chard, peppers, tomatoes, and spinach grown in the partial shade of a solar photovoltaic system.

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Coproduction of Solar Energy on Maize Farms – Experimental Validation of Recent Experiments

This article reports findings from the ACRE farm in West Lafayette, Indiana, which includes single-axis trackers in a novel configuration atop a maize test plot. 

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