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Session Proposal: Exploring Synergies and Tradeoffs in Energetic Landscapes: Agrivoltaics, Ecovoltaics, and Other Multi-Use PV Solar Energy (AGU25)

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Exploring Synergies and Tradeoffs in Energetic Landscapes: Agrivoltaics, Ecovoltaics, and Other Multi-Use PV Solar Energy

Session ID#: 251843

Session Description:
As global demand for land and clean energy intensifies, dual- and multi-use photovoltaic (PV) systems offer powerful solutions that harmonize solar energy production with food, water, ecosystem, and sociocultural needs. This session highlights cutting-edge research in co-located PV systems—including agrivoltaics, ecovoltaics, floatovoltaics, aquavoltaics, and rangevoltaics. We invite interdisciplinary contributions that explore environmental, social, economic, and technological dimensions of multi-functional PV, from microclimate impacts and biodiversity outcomes to system modeling, design innovation, and policy integration. Our goal is to foster a dynamic, inclusive space where engineers, ecologists, farmers, modelers, and community leaders come together to shape the future of sustainable solar deployment. This session will showcase not only where multi-use PV stands today – but where it’s going, and who it serves.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • SY - Science and Society
Index Terms:

0402 Agricultural systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0495 Water/energy interactions [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Convener:  Nesrine Rouini, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development and Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States
Conveners:  Kai Lepley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, United States, Holly Andrews, Louisiana State University, School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States and Caroline Merheb, Temple University, Earth and Environmental Science, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Noah Z Krasner, University of California Davis, Wild Energy Center; Energy and Efficiency Institute, Davis, CA, United States
 
The NASA POWER Solar Data Based on CERES SYN1deg Hourly Data as well as Value -Added Products (1847590)
Taiping Zhang1, Paul W Stackhouse Jr2, Falguni P3, Bradley Macpherson4, Nikhil Aluru5 and Jennifer Colleen Mikovitz1, (1)AMA/NASA Langley Research Center, Atmospheric Sciences, Hampton, VA, United States, (2)NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, (3)NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, United States, (4)NASA Langley Research Center/Allen Booz Hamilton, Hampton, VA, United States, (5)NASA Langley Research Center/Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Virginia, United States
 
Moderation of Microclimate, Temperature, and Soil Moisture Within an Ecovoltaic Solar Facility in the Warm Mojave Desert, USA (1865281)
Juan Pinos, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Life Sciences, Las Vegas, United States, Seth M Munson, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ, United States and Matthew Petrie, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Life Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, United States
 
Optimizing Hybrid Floating Solar and Hydropower Operations for Economic Performance: A Case Study of Lake Powell (1875021)
Yuhan Zhang, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States and Upmanu Lall, Arizona State University, Water Institute, Tempe, United States
 
The potential for agrivoltaics and climate-smart crops within a megawatt scale photovoltaic facility: opportunities for continued food production and irrigation savings. (1876204)
Greg Barron-Gafford1, Holly Andrews2, Nesrine Rouini3, Alyssa Salazar4, Patrick Murphy5, Ingrid Holstrom5, Talitha Hope Neesham-McTiernan6, Dominick Bute7, Olivia Lasley8, Rose Brogniart9, Jordan Macknick10 and Christine Lamanna5, (1)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development, & Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)Louisiana State University, School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States, (3)University of Arizona, School of Geography and Development, Tucson, United States, (4)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development, & Environment, Tucson, United States, (5)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, United States, (6)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development and Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States, (7)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (8)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development and Environment, Tucson, United States, (9)Sciences Po & the Paris Institute of Earth Physics (IPGP), Paris, France, (10)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, United States
 
Property Value Impacts of Utility-Scale Solar and Agrivoltaics Across the Urban–Rural Gradient (1884693)
Pardis Akbari1, Ralph Hall1 and Zhenshan Chen2, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, School of Public and International Affairs, Blacksburg, United States, (2)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, Blacksburg, United States
 
Effects of Photovoltaic Solar Farm on the Plant Diversity, Aboveground Biomass, Soil Water Content, and Carbon Flux in Representative Arid and Semi-arid Regions (1885301)
Junqing Zheng1, Yong Luo2, Wei Li3, Peidu Li4, Zhouyi Liao5, Zhenchao Li6, Rui Chang7, Li Yu7, Ruikun Gou8, Xin Xia9, Xiaoqing Gao6, Xiyuan Wang10 and Zijun Xu10, (1)Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (2)Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (3)Tsinghua University, Department of Earth System Science, Beijing, China, (4)Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, China, (5)Zhejiang Baima Lake Laboratory Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, China, (6)Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China, (7)National Climate Center of CMA, Beijing, China, (8)College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China, (9)Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (10)College of Ecology and Environment, Xin Jiang University, Urumqi, China
 
Farmworker experiences reveal heat mitigation advantages of agrivoltaics. (Invited) (1899488)
Talitha Hope Neesham-McTiernan, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development and Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States and Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States
 
Sunflowers Exhibit Morphological and Physiological Signs of Shade Acclimatization in Dryland Agrivoltaic Conditions (1900568)
Dominick Bute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, Nesrine Rouini, University of Arizona, School of Geography and Development, Tucson, United States and Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona, Tuscon, United States
 
Can Agrivoltaics Work for California Farmers? A Modeling and Valuation Study (1901542)
Daphne Condon, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States, Ben Narwold, University of California, Davis, Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, United States and Rebecca R Hernandez, University of California, Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, United States
 
Mitigating Dust Accumulation in Arid Photovoltaic Systems With Crops (1903307)
Olivia Lasley, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development and Environment, Tucson, United States, Holly Andrews, Louisiana State University, School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States, Ingrid Holstrom, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, United States and Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States
 
Bees, and Birds, and Bats – Oh My! Biodiversity Responses to Ecovoltaic Solar Energy Development in the Midwestern United States (1909623)
Katherine Szoldatits1, Leroy J Walston2, Heidi M. Hartmann2 and Laura Fox2, (1)Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, United States, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Argonne, United States
 
Soil Carbon Patterning Within Solar PV Systems: Comparison of a Three-Year-Old and Fourteen-Year-Old Site in the Southeastern U.S. (Invited) (1915376)
Taylor Bacon, Colorado State University, Soil and Crop Sciences, Fort Collins, United States, Anna Clare Monlezun, Graze LLC, Guffey, United States, Nick de Vries, Silicon Ranch Corporation, Nashville, United States and Keith Paustian, Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Fort Collins, United States
 
Floating solar expansion and wildlife: Developing a machine-learning platform to monitor waterbird community dynamics (1924512)
Elliott Steele, University of California, Davis, Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, United States, Olcay Kursun, ScienceDocs, Rolling Hills Estates, United States, Todd E. Katzner, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Boise, ID, United States, Tara Conkling, United States Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Davis, United States, Elizabeth Kalies, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Pines, United States and Rebecca R Hernandez, University of California, Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, United States
 
Climate Shapes Asymmetric Biophysical and Economic Outcomes of Large-Scale Agrivoltaics (1931791)
Dr. Mengqi Jia1, Bin Peng1, Kaiyu Guan2, David M Lawrence3, Evan H DeLucia4, Alan Knapp5, Greg Barron-Gafford6, Madhu Khanna7, Danica Lombardozzi8, Matthew Sturchio, PhD5, Steve Kannenberg9, Lei Zhao10, James McCall11, Jinyun Tang12, Carl Bernacchi13, Paul Mwebaze14, Fahd Majeed15, DoKyoung Lee16 and Alson Time17, (1)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, United States, (2)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, Urbana, United States, (3)NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (4)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation; Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology; Department of Plant Biology, Urbana, IL, United States, (5)Colorado State University, Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Fort Collins, United States, (6)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States, (7)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, Urbana, United States, (8)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (9)West Virginia University, Morgantown, United States, (10)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States, (11)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States, (12)Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, United States, (13)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, Urbana, United States, (14)Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, University of Illinois, Urbana, United States, (15)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics, Urbana, United States, (16)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation; Department of Crop Sciences, Urbana, United States, (17)Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, United States
 
Investigating plant-soil nitrogen dynamics in an energy-focused agrivoltaic cropping system (1935306)
Matthew Sturchio, PhD1, Dana Russell2, Antonio DiTommaso2 and Steven Grodsky3, (1)Cornell University, Natural Resources and Environment, Ithaca, United States, (2)Cornell University, Soil and Crop Sciences, Ithaca, United States, (3)Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
 
Spatial Planning Strategies for Climate-Resilient Solar Energy under Forest Disaster Risk (1947307)
MinGyun Cho, University of Seoul, Institute of Urban Sciences, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), Chan Park, University of Seoul, Department of Landscape Architecture, Seoul, South Korea, Yohan Choi, University of Seoul, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Seoul, South Korea and Jeayeon Choi, University of Seoul, Institute of Urban Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
 
Small-scale Off-grid Agrivoltaics Enhance Seasonal Productivity Windows, Water-use Efficiency, and Crop Resilience. (1950379)
Caroline Merheb, Temple University, Earth and Environmental Science, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Joshua Caplan, Temple University, Department of Architecture and Environmental Design, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Anrui Xu, Radnor High School, Philadelphia, United States, Jordan Macknick, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, United States and Sujith Ravi, Temple University, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Philadelphia, PA, United States
 
Assessing the Potential of Shape-Enhanced Aerodynamic Dust Removal (SEADR) Solar Panels (1950674)
Stewart Isaacs1, Chelsea Onyeador2, Danielle Wood3 and Wesley Harris2, (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, United States, (3)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Media Arts and Sciences; Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA, United States
 
The U.S. Agrivoltaic Shading Tool: A National-Scale Interface for Modeling Light and Shade Patterns in Ten Common Agrivoltaic Configurations (1961136)
Kai Lepley1, Silvana Ovaitt2, Tobin Ford1, Kate Doubleday1, Hanna Fields1, Brian Mirletz2 and Jordan Macknick2, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, United States, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, United States
 
Advancing Agrivoltaic Modeling with ADAM (1965837)
Brian Mirletz1, Hanna Fields2, Thomas Hickey2, Kai Lepley2, James McCall3 and Jordan Macknick1, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, United States, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, United States, (3)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
 
Soil Health and Ecosystem Services in Utility-Scale Solar Landscapes: Toward Standardized Assessment and Scalable Co-Benefits (1966222)
Michael Paul Ricketts1, Kyle Chaudoir2, Laura Fox1, Audrey Hunt1, Leroy J Walston1 and Heidi M. Hartmann1, (1)Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Argonne, United States, (2)University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Environmental Science and Policy, Green Bay, United States
 
Initial Feasibility Analysis of Low GCR Agrivoltaic Designs to Integrate Large-Scale Agricultural Operations (1966309)
Brian Mirletz1, James McCall2, Samantha Bryan3, Dala Al Mukhaini1, Claire Nguyen1, Sam Anderson4, Stephan Weiler3 and Jordan Macknick1, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, United States, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States, (3)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States, (4)Colorado Department of Agriculture, Broomfield, United States
 
Agrivoltaic Hot Spots and Hot Moments: Redistribution of Soil Moisture and Carbon within a Fixed-Tilt Agrivoltaic System (1970264)
Holly Andrews, Louisiana State University, School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States, Ingrid Holstrom, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, United States, Alyssa Salazar, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development, & Environment, Tucson, United States, Talitha Hope Neesham-McTiernan, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development and Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States, David JP Moore, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States, G. Darrel Jenerette, University of California, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Riverside, United States and Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States
 
Soil Sensors: A convenient Way to Measure Radiation in Agrivoltaics? (1970428)
Andrew Silverstein, University of California Merced, Environmental Systems, Merced, United States, Hossein Ashrafpour, UC Merced, Environmental Systems, Merced, United States and Sarah Kurtz, University of California Merced, Electrical Engineering, Merced, CA, United States
 
International Coordination to Support Agrivoltaics Research Prioritization and Researcher Collaboration (1974225)
Jordan Macknick1, James McCall2, Kai Lepley3, Alexis Pascaris3, Hanna Fields3, Dana-Marie Thomas3, Thomas Hickey3 and Brittany Staie3, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, CO, United States, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States, (3)National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, United States
 
Technical Potential and Suitability for Floating Photovoltaic Deployment on Reservoirs in the Water-Stressed Rio Grande Valley of Texas (1974557)
Sushobhan Bhattarai1, Augusto Del Claro1, Syed Muhammad Fahad Abdullah2, Chu-Lin Cheng3, Jude Benavides4 and Rafael Almeida5, (1)Indiana University Bloomington, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, United States, (2)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Department of Civil Engineering, Edinburg, United States, (3)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Edinburg, United States, (4)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Brownsville, United States, (5)Indiana University, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, United States
 
Agrivoltaics in Maryland: Public and Farmer Perspectives (1974914)
Jennifer Morash and Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman, University of Maryland, Environmental Science and Technology, College Park, United States
 
Phenological Differences of Tomatoes and Watermelon under Different Shading Regimes (1978624)
Sarah Kurtz1, Andrew Silverstein2, Jasmine Salazar3, Hossein Ashrafpour4, Bryanna Gonzalez3 and Preeti Rajarathinam5, (1)University of California Merced, Electrical Engineering, Merced, CA, United States, (2)University of California Merced, Environmental Systems, Merced, United States, (3)University of California Merced, Merced, United States, (4)UC Merced, Environmental Systems, Merced, United States, (5)University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States
 
Agrivoltaic Tools and Resources for Colorado's Agricultural Landowners (1980684)
Thomas Hickey, 10DBX LLC, Fort Collins, co, UNITED STATES
 
Is California Unique for Agrivoltaics? (1983935)
Hossein Ashrafpour, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, United States, Andrew Silverstein, University of California Merced, Environmental Systems, Merced, United States and Sarah Kurtz, University of California Merced, Electrical Engineering, Merced, CA, United States
 
Photovoltaic Waste in India: Characterization and Reuse-Recycle Opportunities (1992742)
Amim Altaf Nabi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Civil Engineering, New Delhi, India and Arvind Kumar Nema, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Department of Civil Engineering, New Delhi, India
 
Ecological Perspectives on Solar Energy Land Use: Key Questions and Needs for Semi-Arid Regions (1993868)
Alan Knapp1, Matthew Sturchio, PhD1, Adriana Jacobi1 and Melinda Dianne Smith2, (1)Colorado State University, Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Fort Collins, United States, (2)Colorado State University, Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Fort Collins, CO, United States
 
Standing Root Biomass and Root Distribution within a Photovoltaic Array (1999457)
Jenna Gardner and Alan Knapp, Colorado State University, Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Fort Collins, United States
 
Electricity Farming in California’s Central Valley? Comparing Central Planner and Land Manager Perspectives (2004842)
Justin Baker, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, Elizabeth Yoder, Duke University, Durham, United States, Christopher Wade, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, United States and Marc A Jeuland, Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, NC, United States
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