Techno Economic Assessment and Optimization of An Agrivoltaic System for Sustainable Energy Food Production in Odisha India

Abstract

ABSTRACT newlineBackground newlinePopulation growth and industrial development are driven by the urgent need for energy and food security and the imminent threats of climate change. Solar energy has gradually become one of the priorities for sustainable energy-food supply. Energy and food consumption has increased by almost 8% and 5% respectively in the financial year 2021-22. To overcome energy demand and climate change issues, the best alternative option is to adopt solar energy-based electricity generation systems. Efficient access to solar energy is vital to a country s development. The ground mount solar photovoltaic (SPV) installation has created more competition between clean energy generation and agricultural activities from the land. This approach will lead to global conflicts in land use, environment, and economic growth. In this perspective, a co-located, and innovative approach is important to diminish the above issues, enhancing the land productivity, and the techno-economic value of livelihoods. The synergistic combination of solar photovoltaic and agriculture production is known as agrivoltaic system (AVS). newlineObjectives newlineThe objectives of this study are: (1) to enhance land-use efficiency, production capacity, and moderate microclimate effects by dual land-use approach, (2) to analyze different PV design configurations for better agronomic practices, (3) to develop a double-row 0.675 kWp AVS with turmeric crop for enhancement of energy-food production, (4) to perform techno-economic assessments for a feasible and viable system, (5) to model, validate, and optimize the AVS using ANN and GA-PSO for better recommendations. newlineMethodology newlineThe authors conducted a scientific study using two methodological approaches such as (1) experimental and (2) modelling using MATLAB. In this study, an experimental investigation has been conducted at Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Odisha, India through a portable and adjustable 0.675 kWp AVS on 11 m2 of land area in 2021 and 2022. The field experiments have be