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Electricity Production Based on an Agrivoltaic System. A Study Case for ETSIAAB in UPM
Crops lands could eventually be menaced by rapid increase in photovoltaic solar plants (PVSP) installed capacity. PVSP need large space for its operation what competes with the agricultural use of land. The so-called agrivoltaic systems can alleviate this problem with the combination of both activities, food and energy production. Several scientific works confirm the benefits that a combined system of photovoltaic panels and crop provide. For the crops, decreased evapotranspiration and increased water use efficiency are claimed. In the Technical School for Agriculture Engineering, Food and Biosystems (ETSIAAB), of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), there are 16.5 ha devoted to research whereform 6.7 ha are experimental crops. The annual electricity consumption of the Experimental facilities is very high (1100 MWh/year). An agrivoltaic system is proposed to reduce electricity bill and the carbon footprint. A simulation was conducted on a trellised vineyard to determine shading fraction under different geometries of PV module configuration and row spacing. The installation of 50 kWp of photovoltaic power panels would produce 83.90 MWh/year. This will supply 6.18% of the current electricity demand. The annual saving would be 16,780 €, since the price of energy is 0.20 €/kWh after taxes. With a cost for the installation of 80,000 €, the payback time would be between 5 and 6 years.
Electricity Production Based on an Agrivoltaic System. A Study Case for ETSIAAB in UPM
Crops lands could eventually be menaced by rapid increase in photovoltaic solar plants (PVSP) installed capacity. PVSP need large space for its operation what competes with the agricultural use of land. The so-called agrivoltaic systems can alleviate this problem with the combination of both activities, food and energy production. Several scientific works confirm the benefits that a combined system of photovoltaic panels and crop provide. For the crops, decreased evapotranspiration and increased water use efficiency are claimed. In the Technical School for Agriculture Engineering, Food and Biosystems (ETSIAAB), of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), there are 16.5 ha devoted to research whereform 6.7 ha are experimental crops. The annual electricity consumption of the Experimental facilities is very high (1100 MWh/year). An agrivoltaic system is proposed to reduce electricity bill and the carbon footprint. A simulation was conducted on a trellised vineyard to determine shading fraction under different geometries of PV module configuration and row spacing. The installation of 50 kWp of photovoltaic power panels would produce 83.90 MWh/year. This will supply 6.18% of the current electricity demand. The annual saving would be 16,780 €, since the price of energy is 0.20 €/kWh after taxes. With a cost for the installation of 80,000 €, the payback time would be between 5 and 6 years.
Electricity Production Based on an Agrivoltaic System. A Study Case for ETSIAAB in UPM
Moreda Cantero, Guillermo P. (Autor:in) / Molina López, Irene (Autor:in) / Muñoz García, Miguel Angel (Autor:in)
08.07.2021
Proceedings of the European Conference on Agricultural Engineering AgEng2021 | European Conference on Agricultural Engineering AgEng2021 | 4-8 julio 2021 | Évora (Portugal)
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
690
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