Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms

The increasing concerns about the impact of large-scale solar photovoltaic farms on the environment and the energy crisis have raised many questions. This issue is mainly addressed by the integration of agriculture advancement in solar photovoltaic systems infrastructure facilities, commonly known a...

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Main Authors: Othman, Noor Fadzlinda, Ya’acob, Mohammad Effendy, Lu, Li, Jamaluddin, Ahmad Hakiim, Mat Su, Ahmad Suhaizi, Hizam, Hashim, Shamsudin, Rosnah, Jaafar, Juju Nakasha
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1064442024-09-26T08:27:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106444/ Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms Othman, Noor Fadzlinda Ya’acob, Mohammad Effendy Lu, Li Jamaluddin, Ahmad Hakiim Mat Su, Ahmad Suhaizi Hizam, Hashim Shamsudin, Rosnah Jaafar, Juju Nakasha The increasing concerns about the impact of large-scale solar photovoltaic farms on the environment and the energy crisis have raised many questions. This issue is mainly addressed by the integration of agriculture advancement in solar photovoltaic systems infrastructure facilities, commonly known as agrivoltaic. Through the use of these systems, the production of crops can be increased, and the efficiency of PV panels can be improved. Accordingly, adopting such synergistic paths forward can contribute toward building resilient energy-generation and food-production systems. The utilization of cooling techniques can provide a potential solution for the excessive heating of PV cells and lower cell temperatures. Effective cooling applied to PV cells significantly improves their electrical efficiency, as well as increasing their lifespan because of decreasing thermal stresses. This paper shares an overview of both active and passive cooling approaches in solar PV applications with an emphasis on newly developed agrivoltaic natural cooling systems. Actual data analysis at the 2 MWp Puchong agrivoltaic farm shows a significant value of 3 increase of the DC generation (on average) which is most beneficial to solar farm operators. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023-04-12 Article PeerReviewed Othman, Noor Fadzlinda and Ya’acob, Mohammad Effendy and Lu, Li and Jamaluddin, Ahmad Hakiim and Mat Su, Ahmad Suhaizi and Hizam, Hashim and Shamsudin, Rosnah and Jaafar, Juju Nakasha (2023) Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms. Agriculture, 13 (4). art. no. 854. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2077-0472 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/4/854 10.3390/agriculture13040854
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description The increasing concerns about the impact of large-scale solar photovoltaic farms on the environment and the energy crisis have raised many questions. This issue is mainly addressed by the integration of agriculture advancement in solar photovoltaic systems infrastructure facilities, commonly known as agrivoltaic. Through the use of these systems, the production of crops can be increased, and the efficiency of PV panels can be improved. Accordingly, adopting such synergistic paths forward can contribute toward building resilient energy-generation and food-production systems. The utilization of cooling techniques can provide a potential solution for the excessive heating of PV cells and lower cell temperatures. Effective cooling applied to PV cells significantly improves their electrical efficiency, as well as increasing their lifespan because of decreasing thermal stresses. This paper shares an overview of both active and passive cooling approaches in solar PV applications with an emphasis on newly developed agrivoltaic natural cooling systems. Actual data analysis at the 2 MWp Puchong agrivoltaic farm shows a significant value of 3 increase of the DC generation (on average) which is most beneficial to solar farm operators.
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author Othman, Noor Fadzlinda
Ya’acob, Mohammad Effendy
Lu, Li
Jamaluddin, Ahmad Hakiim
Mat Su, Ahmad Suhaizi
Hizam, Hashim
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Jaafar, Juju Nakasha
spellingShingle Othman, Noor Fadzlinda
Ya’acob, Mohammad Effendy
Lu, Li
Jamaluddin, Ahmad Hakiim
Mat Su, Ahmad Suhaizi
Hizam, Hashim
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Jaafar, Juju Nakasha
Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms
author_facet Othman, Noor Fadzlinda
Ya’acob, Mohammad Effendy
Lu, Li
Jamaluddin, Ahmad Hakiim
Mat Su, Ahmad Suhaizi
Hizam, Hashim
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Jaafar, Juju Nakasha
author_sort Othman, Noor Fadzlinda
title Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms
title_short Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms
title_full Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms
title_fullStr Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms
title_full_unstemmed Advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar PV farms
title_sort advancement in agriculture approaches with agrivoltaics natural cooling in large scale solar pv farms
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106444/
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