Innovations in agrivoltaics: implementing cost-effective, dual land use in UK protected agriculture

农业光伏技术允许土地的双重利用，将农业生产与光伏发电结合起来。我们已经报道了当安装在正在生长的植物上方时，创新的有色和半透明太阳能电池板如何利用备用的太阳能辐射发电。将这些材料和新开发的灵活的农伏材料应用于现有的温室或综合隧道，可以帮助英国受保护的农业实现净零碳目标。这个能源密集型且有价值的英国农业部门将：试验如何在现实世界的商业环境中以实用和成本效益最好的方式安装下一代太阳能电池板；比较其实施对软果的影响；以及展示发电如何促进自动化农业。

Agrivoltaic technology allows dual use of land, combining agricultural production with photovoltaic electricity generation. We already reported how innovative tinted and semi-transparent solar panels could utilise 'spare' solar irradiation for electricity production when installed above growing plants. Applying these, and newly developed flexible agrivoltaic materials, to existing greenhouses or polytunnels could help UK protected agriculture to meet net-zero carbon targets. This energy-intensive and valuable UK farming sector will: trial how best to install next-generation panels, practically and cost-effectively, in a real-world commercial setting; compare effects on soft fruit of their implementation; and show how generated energy can facilitate automated farming.