Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking Systems
This research focuses on AgriVoltaic systems, combining standard-height (1.5 meters) PV arrays with single-axis solar trackers for wheat cultivation. The study was conducted in Sorocaba/São Paulo, at the Nextracker Solar Study Laboratory situated at Flextronics Institute of Technology (FIT). This s...
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This research focuses on AgriVoltaic systems, combining standard-height (1.5 meters) PV arrays with single-axis solar trackers for wheat cultivation. The study was conducted in Sorocaba/São Paulo, at the Nextracker Solar Study Laboratory situated at Flextronics Institute of Technology (FIT). This study reveals that wheat production between PV rows is minimally affected by shading. In the 2023 winter wheat season in Brazil, the production in Regular Agriculture was 12.04 ± 4.27 tons/ha. In the AgriVoltaics area, it produced 10.72 ± 1.52 tons/ha of wheat in addition to 2354.82kWh/kWp-year. In the area dedicated to energy production, it generated a performance of 2462.26kWh/kWp-year. Statistically, using the Tukey’s test, it is possible to state that there is no difference in productivity, although there are differences in morphological and physiological performance, issues that should be better explored in future studies. Furthermore, AgriVoltaics systems observed a 40% reduction in irrigation requirements, making it economically feasible for both energy providers and local farming economies. So, this study demonstrates successful integration of cost-effective PV trackers, offering potential for large-scale co-production of food and renewable energy.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd08791f7f1d4601817a17bf8a18f3352025-08-20T02:16:44ZengTIB Open PublishingAgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings2751-61722025-05-01310.52825/agripv.v3i.1355Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking SystemsMilena Chanes de Souza0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2730-1463Ricardo Nery de Castro1https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5002-5947Benhur Azambuja Possato2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0247-9316Matthias B. Krause3Sol Hutson4Flextronics Institute of Technology (FIT)Flextronics Institute of Technology (FIT)Flextronics Institute of Technology (FIT)NextrackerNextracker This research focuses on AgriVoltaic systems, combining standard-height (1.5 meters) PV arrays with single-axis solar trackers for wheat cultivation. The study was conducted in Sorocaba/São Paulo, at the Nextracker Solar Study Laboratory situated at Flextronics Institute of Technology (FIT). This study reveals that wheat production between PV rows is minimally affected by shading. In the 2023 winter wheat season in Brazil, the production in Regular Agriculture was 12.04 ± 4.27 tons/ha. In the AgriVoltaics area, it produced 10.72 ± 1.52 tons/ha of wheat in addition to 2354.82kWh/kWp-year. In the area dedicated to energy production, it generated a performance of 2462.26kWh/kWp-year. Statistically, using the Tukey’s test, it is possible to state that there is no difference in productivity, although there are differences in morphological and physiological performance, issues that should be better explored in future studies. Furthermore, AgriVoltaics systems observed a 40% reduction in irrigation requirements, making it economically feasible for both energy providers and local farming economies. So, this study demonstrates successful integration of cost-effective PV trackers, offering potential for large-scale co-production of food and renewable energy. https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/agripv/article/view/1355Wheat FarmingAgriVoltaicsProductivity Comparison |
| spellingShingle | Milena Chanes de Souza Ricardo Nery de Castro Benhur Azambuja Possato Matthias B. Krause Sol Hutson Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking Systems AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings Wheat Farming AgriVoltaics Productivity Comparison |
| title | Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking Systems |
| title_full | Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking Systems |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking Systems |
| title_short | Feasibility of AgriVoltaic Wheat Farming with Standard-Height, Utility-Scale Tracking Systems |
| title_sort | feasibility of agrivoltaic wheat farming with standard height utility scale tracking systems |
| topic | Wheat Farming AgriVoltaics Productivity Comparison |
| url | https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/agripv/article/view/1355 |
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