[HTML][HTML] Nexus between agriculture and photovoltaics (agrivoltaics, agriphotovoltaics) for sustainable development goal: A review

A Ghosh - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The coexistence of agricultural land and solar photovoltaics (PV) can be named
Agriphotovoltaics (APV). APV concept was developed two decades ago however its actual …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse applications of solar photovoltaic driven heat pumps in northern environments

N Asgari, KS Hayibo, J Groza, S Rana… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Greenhouses play a crucial role in food production and economic growth in northern regions
but contribute significantly to energy consumption and carbon emissions. To address this …

[HTML][HTML] Solar Energy Modelling and Proposed Crops for Different Types of Agrivoltaics Systems

U Jamil, T Hickey, JM Pearce - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Canada can radically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by aggressively deploying
agrivoltaics and reach its goal of cutting emissions by increasing the non-emitting share of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Net Zero Agrivoltaic Arrays for Agrotunnel Vertical Growing Systems: Energy Analysis and System Sizing

N Asgari, U Jamil, JM Pearce - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Local indoor farming plays a significant role in the sustainable food production sector. The
operation and energy costs, however, have led to bankruptcy and difficulties in cost …

Structural optimisation of free-swinging agrivoltaic fences

B Dardenne, P Latteur - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025 - Elsevier
Agrivoltaic fences enable farmers and ranchers to produce energy while maintaining
profitable agricultural activity. They consist of vertical posts between which vertical solar …

Residential Sizing of Solar Photovoltaic Systems and Heat Pumps for Net Zero Sustainable Thermal Building Energy

S Rana, U Jamil, N Asgari, KS Hayibo, J Groza… - Computation, 2024 - mdpi.com
To enable net zero sustainable thermal building energy, this study develops an opensource
thermal house model to couple solar photovoltaic (PV) and heat pumps (HPs) for grid …

[HTML][HTML] Open-Source Indoor Horizontal Grow Structure Designs

JY Qian, JM Pearce - Designs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Agrivoltaic agrotunnels are currently designed for high-density grow walls that are not
amenable to bush berries or root crops. Commercial grow bins provide deeper substrates for …

[HTML][HTML] Open-Source Software for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Tiling for Novelty Architecture

AWH Chin, KS Hayibo, JM Pearce - Designs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Novelty architecture buildings can be tiled with conventional rectangular solar photovoltaic
(PV) modules with both close-packed cells or partially transparent modules, vastly …

Estimating the Deterministic and Stochastic Levelized Cost of the Energy of Fence-Type Agrivoltaics

KW Hwang, CY Lee - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Agrivoltaics can be used to supply energy and produce agricultural products in order to meet
the growing demand for energy and food. The amount of power generation is affected by the …