Energy & HeatPilot

Agrivoltaics co-location

Co-locates solar arrays over cropland so panels generate power while their shade reduces crop water stress — dual land use.

Open planner →Cost bandHighIllustrative Example

Where it applies

Applicability of Agrivoltaics co-location across climate, water stress, land context, and community scale.
ClimateColdnot applicableTemperateapplicableAridapplicableTropicalnot applicable
Water stressLowapplicableMediumapplicableHighapplicable
Land contextGreenfieldapplicableDegradedapplicableBrownfieldnot applicableUrbannot applicable
Community scaleRuralapplicableTownapplicableMetronot applicable

Five Capitals contribution

  • Natural3
  • Human1
  • Social2
  • Built2
  • Financial2

0–5 illustrative weighting of how this intervention builds each capital. Illustrative Example.

PrecedentPilot

Documented pilot / research deployment.

Shade-cropping under arrays in arid/temperate

Case studies1

Agrivoltaic shade-cropping

Pilot

Various · Arid/temperate

FigureValueSource
Dual usepower + shaded cropsmedium conf.Shade-cropping (citation)

Field trials show panel shade lowers crop evapotranspiration in arid climates while the array supplies clean power.

How it maps herePILOT-tier; strong Natural score in water-stressed sites.

Sources

  • Agrivoltaic shade-cropping studiesAgrivoltaics research

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