Progress and challenges of crop production and electricity generation in agrivoltaic systems using semi-transparent photovoltaic technology

S Gorjian, E Bousi, ÖE Özdemir, M Trommsdorff… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The world population and consequently the global need for food continue to grow. At the
same time, areas will be used to generate clean electricity to cope with climate change and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent development in silver-based ink for flexible electronics

N Ibrahim, JO Akindoyo, M Mariatti - Journal of Science: Advanced …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silver based flexible printed electronics offer the possibility to design low-cost
environmentally friendly products through versatile manufacturing procedures. In this regard …

A first investigation of agriculture sector perspectives on the opportunities and barriers for agrivoltaics

AS Pascaris, C Schelly, JM Pearce - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agrivoltaic systems are a strategic and innovative approach to combine solar photovoltaic
(PV)-based renewable energy generation with agricultural production. Recognizing the …

Enhancing sustainability and energy efficiency in smart factories: A review

Y Meng, Y Yang, H Chung, PH Lee, C Shao - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of sensing, communication, computing technologies, and
analytics techniques, today's manufacturing is marching towards a new generation of …

Examining existing policy to inform a comprehensive legal framework for agrivoltaics in the US

AS Pascaris - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Advances in solar photovoltaic applications demonstrate the viability of combining
agriculture and solar energy production in a system known as agrivoltaics. Because scarce …

Agrivoltaic: a strategic assessment using SWOT and TOWS matrix

R Maity, K Sudhakar, A Abdul Razak, A Karthick… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
New strategies and market segments considering integrated approaches have emerged as
critical components in the energy transition. Agrivoltaics is one approach that has shown a …

Impacts of location on designs and economics of DIY low-cost fixed-tilt open source wood solar photovoltaic racking

N Vandewetering, KS Hayibo, JM Pearce - Designs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although small solar photovoltaic (PV) systems avoid most soft costs, they still have a
relatively high $/W value due to racking costs. In order to fulfill the promise of small-scale …

Open-source design and economics of manual variable-tilt angle DIY wood-based solar photovoltaic racking system

N Vandewetering, KS Hayibo, JM Pearce - Designs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fixed-tilt mechanical racking, consisting of proprietary aluminum extrusions, can dominate
the capital costs of small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Recent design research has …

Open-source vertical swinging wood-based solar photovoltaic racking systems

N Vandewetering, KS Hayibo, JM Pearce - Designs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vertical bifacial solar photovoltaic (PV) racking systems offer the opportunity for large-scale
agrivoltaics to be employed at farms producing field crops with conventional farming …

Three hundred and sixty degree real-time monitoring of 3-D printing using computer analysis of two camera views

S Nuchitprasitchai, MC Roggemann… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Prosumer (producing consumer)-based desktop additive manufacturing has been enabled
by the recent radical reduction in 3-D printer capital costs created by the open-source …