The influence of greenhouse-integrated photovoltaics on crop production

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serval:BIB_7D47A4DD6DE7
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
The influence of greenhouse-integrated photovoltaics on crop production
Journal
Solar Energy
Author(s)
Allardyce C.S., Fankhauser C., Zakeeruddin S.M., Grätzel M., Dyson P.J.
ISSN
0038-092X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
155
Pages
517-522
Language
english
Abstract
Photovoltaics (PVs) have been particularly successful in many domestic and industrial settings where opaque PV-covered roofs provide renewable electricity. Modern farming, for an ever growing population, employs vast areas of greenhouses consuming considerable amounts of energy. The majority of greenhouses are not suited to coverage by opaque PVs. Herein, we describe the current-state-of-the-art in greenhouse-integrated opaque PVs and their limitations, particularly with respect to the compatibility with certain plant cultivars. We propose semi-transparent PVs (Dye-Sensitized solar Cells, DSCs) as alternative greenhouse glazing that, compared to conventional greenhouse glazing and currently marketed greenhouse integrated opaque PV materials, offers advantages including enhanced thermal stabilisation and similar or improved edible biomass yields. Large-scale-validation of DSCs in solar sharing for crop production (yield, appearance and nutritional content) is now in progress.
Keywords
Photovoltaics, Dye-sensitized solar cells, Agriculture, Greenhouse-integrated photovoltaics, Photobiomodulation
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