Exploring Synergies and Trade-offs in Solar-Integrated Landscapes: Agrivoltaics, Ecovoltaics, and Other Multiuse Photovoltaic Systems

Session ID#: 282868

Session Description:
As global demand for land and clean energy intensifies amid a changing climate, dual- and multi-use photovoltaic (PV) systems offer powerful solutions that harmonize solar electricity 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
  • GH - GeoHealth
  • H - Hydrology
  • SY - Science and Society
Index Terms:

0231 Impacts of climate change: agricultural health [GEOHEALTH]
0402 Agricultural systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1878 Water/energy interactions [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener:  Talitha Hope Neesham-McTiernan, University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development and Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States
Conveners:  Noah Z Krasner, University of California Davis, Wild Energy Center; Energy and Efficiency Institute, Davis, United States, Kai Lepley, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, United States and Holly Andrews, Louisiana State University, School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Nesrine Rouini, University of Arizona, School of Geography and Development, Tucson, United States
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