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Rain concentration and sheltering effect of solar panels on cultivated plots
Yassin Elamri
UMR G-Eau, Irstea, Univ. Montpellier, 361 rue Jean-François Breton, 34136 Montpellier, France
Sun'R SAS, 41 quai Fulchiron, 69005 Lyon, France
Bruno Cheviron
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UMR G-Eau, Irstea, Univ. Montpellier, 361 rue Jean-François Breton, 34136 Montpellier, France
Annabelle Mange
UMR G-Eau, Irstea, Univ. Montpellier, 361 rue Jean-François Breton, 34136 Montpellier, France
Cyril Dejean
UMR G-Eau, Irstea, Univ. Montpellier, 361 rue Jean-François Breton, 34136 Montpellier, France
François Liron
UMR G-Eau, Irstea, Univ. Montpellier, 361 rue Jean-François Breton, 34136 Montpellier, France
Gilles Belaud
UMR G-Eau, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, 2 place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
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Short summary
Agrivoltaism is the association of agricultural and photovoltaic energy production on the same land area, coping with the increasing pressure on land use and water resources while delivering clean and renewable energy. This paper shows how to operate the tilting-angle solar panels tested above the cultivated plots to remedy the often unexplored rain redistribution issues, by which large parts of the plot are sheltered, whereas concentrated fluxes are redirected on a few locations.
Agrivoltaism is the association of agricultural and photovoltaic energy production on the same...