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Agri-voltaic system: Crop production and photovoltaic-based electricity generation from a single land unit. Indian Farming 68(01), 20-23.

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Title Agri-voltaic system: Crop production and photovoltaic-based electricity generation from a single land unit. Indian Farming 68(01), 20-23.
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Creator Santra, P.
Singh, R.K.
Meena, H.M.
Kumawat, R.N.
Mishra, D.
Jain, D.
Yadav, O.P.
 
Subject Agri-voltic system
Crop production
Photovoltic-based electricity
 
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Generation of renewable energy has currently gained more importance in India than ever before.
Photovoltaic (PV)-based electricity generation shares a major portion of renewable energy
generation in India. PV-based electricity generation requires land at a rate of about 2 ha per
megawatt (MW) of installation. Since both food and energy are required for human population, a
concept of integrating PV-based electricity generation and crop production from a single land unit,
commonly referred to as agri-voltaic system, has been designed and developed with a capacity of 105
kW at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur. Rainwater harvesting system from top
surface of PV-module has also been designed and developed with an estimated annual rainwater
harvest of 1.5 lakh litres from 105 kW system. The harvested water is enough to provide
supplemental irrigation of about 37.5 mm in 1 acre (0.404 ha) land. Suitable crops for agri-voltaic
include mungbean (Vigna radiata), mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia), cluster bean (Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba), isabgol (Plantago ovata), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), Aloe vera etc.
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Date 2019-05-03T11:37:47Z
2019-05-03T11:37:47Z
2018-01-01
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/19151
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research