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 …

The advent of modern solar-powered electric agricultural machinery: A solution for sustainable farm operations

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, M Trommsdorff, H Sharon… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
With an uprising trend in cutting agriculture's reliance on fossil fuels because of their limited
supply and associated adverse impacts on the environment, the use of infrastructures …

Powering agriculture: Present status, future potential, and challenges of renewable energy applications

MM Rahman, I Khan, DL Field, K Techato, K Alameh - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Modern agriculture requires much greater energy input than conventional agriculture, which
heavily depends on fossil fuels for drying grain, manufacturing fertilizers, driving machinery …

Energy-saving design and control strategy towards modern sustainable greenhouse: A review

M Zhang, T Yan, W Wang, X Jia, J Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
A greenhouse is an energy-intensive sector with substantial greenhouse gas emissions and
extensive energy consumption. Energy-saving greenhouse strategies become particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits of bifacial solar cells combined with low voltage power grids at high latitudes

S Jouttijärvi, G Lobaccaro, A Kamppinen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bifacial photovoltaics (BPV) is a rapidly growing technology that can improve electricity
production by utilizing light irradiation from both sides of the panel. A vertical east-west …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review on climate control and cooling systems in greenhouses under hot and arid conditions

M Soussi, MT Chaibi, M Buchholz, Z Saghrouni - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work is motivated by the difficulty of cultivating crops in horticulture greenhouses under
hot and arid climate conditions. The main challenge is to provide a suitable greenhouse …

[HTML][HTML] A review of hydroponics and conventional agriculture based on energy and water consumption, environmental impact, and land use

DI Pomoni, MK Koukou, MG Vrachopoulos, L Vasiliadis - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for food, the lack of natural resources and arable land, and the
recent restrictions on energy consumption require an immediate solution in terms of …

Recent advances in net-zero energy greenhouses and adapted thermal energy storage systems

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, G Najafi, SS Chandel… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In agricultural greenhouses, employment of energy-saving strategies along with alternative
energy sources has been identified as a potential solution to address the intensive energy …

Technological progresses in modern sustainable greenhouses cultivation as the path towards precision agriculture

Y Achour, A Ouammi, D Zejli - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Greenhouse technology is an opportune tool for increasing crop yields through the accurate
adjustment of internal climate growth conditions such as temperature, humidity, light …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural greenhouses: Resource management technologies and perspectives for zero greenhouse gas emissions

C Maraveas, CS Karavas, D Loukatos, T Bartzanas… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Resource management in agriculture is considered a pivotal issue because greenhouse
farming and agriculture-related activities generate about 10–29% of all global greenhouse …