Sonoran Desert Photovoltaics Laboratory and Growing Green: A Networked Regional Approach to Agrivoltaics Citizen Science

Michelle Jordan, Sarah Bendok, Hanson Nguyen, Steven Zuiker, Kelly Potter-Simmons, Carlos Meza-Torres, Greg Barron-Gafford, Christiana Honsberg, Kyle Boyer, Rebekah Jongewaard, Brianne Loya, Janet Ankrum

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Abstract

This paper describes a multi-generational collaboration to create a networked approach to studying the benefits and challenges of small-scale agrivoltaics sites in the U.S. region of the Sonoran Desert. Supported by university collaborators, K-12 students and teachers design, build, care for, monitor, and report on garden beds with and without solar panels over the crops on school campuses and in community gardens. Early results show promise for the benefits of community-embedded installations of agrivoltaic systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2024 IEEE 52nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1465-1467
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781665464260
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event52nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2024 - Seattle, United States
Duration: Jun 9 2024Jun 14 2024

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Conference

Conference52nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period6/9/246/14/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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