Agrovoltaico: 10 years design and operation experience

Conference Paper: Agrovoltaico: 10 years design and operation experience

Abstract

Agrovoltaico® is a particular type of agrivoltaic system based on a concept “Food & Energy” developed by REM Tec in Italy since 2009. The system first worldwide first large plants were installed in Italy in 2011 for a total capacity of 6.7 MWp and have been since then improved in order to optimize costs and performance. Different parameters come in place during the design process, such as location, main axis orientation, distance between the rows and crop species. Great attention is given to the compatibility with agriculture and preservation of agricultural land. Several studies have been conducted, both theoretical and on site, to investigate the response of different crops to different configuration of Agrovoltaico® trackers. Finally, Agrovoltaico® can be considered a valuable system to produce renewable energy on farm without negatively affecting land productivity.

Contains novel data

Topics

Plant Science

Plant productivity and yields

PV Technologies

Impact on energy generation

System Configuration

Alternative racking designs
Tracking algorithms

Authors: Laura Svanera, Giancarlo Ghidesi and Ronald Knoche

Conference: AGRIVOLTAICS2020 CONFERENCE; Perpignan, France, Online; 2020/10/14

Published

: AIP, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0055869
Online: Internet link for Agrovoltaico: 10 years design and operation experience

Citation

(!) . 2021. Agrovoltaico: 10 years design and operation experience. In: AGRIVOLTAICS2020 CONFERENCE: Launching Agrivoltaics World-wide. AGRIVOLTAICS2020 CONFERENCE; 2020/10/14; Perpignan, France, Online. AIP: AIP; p.

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