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This work is supported by grant PID2020-118417RB-C21, funded by MICIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. We acknowledge partial funding through MEDIDA C17.I2G: CIEMAT. Nuevas tecnologias renovables hibridas, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion de Espana, Componente 17 "Reforma Institucional y Fortalecimiento de las Capacidades del Sistema Nacional de Ciencia e Innovacion". Medidas del plan de inversiones y reformas para la recuperacion economica funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU. Additional support for this study was provided by grant PID2021-1227722OB-I00, "Sustainable vegetable production based on Agrivoltaic systems", funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion de Espana MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the Fondo Europeo de Desarollo (FEDER), "ERDF A Way of Making Europe" program.

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Agrivoltaics: Integration of Reused PV Modules

Publicated to:Agronomy-Basel. 15 (3): 730- - 2025-03-18 15(3), DOI: 10.3390/agronomy15030730

Authors: Nieto-Morone, Maria-Beatriz; Munoz-Garcia, Miguel-angel; Lopez, David Perez; Bernal-Basurco, Carlota; Rosillo, Felix Garcia; Alonso-Garcia, Maria del Carmen

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CIEMAT, Dept Energia, Unidad Energia Solar Fotovolta, Ave Complutense 40, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Ctr Estudios & Invest Gest Riesgos Agr & Medioambi, Paseo Senda Rey 13, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Lab Propiedades Fis & Tecn Avanzadas Agroalimentac, Ave Puerta de Hierro 2, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Sch Agr Food & Biosyst Engn ETSIAAB, Ave Puerta de Hierro 2, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

This study evaluates the integration of reused PV modules within an agrivoltaic system designed for sustainable horticultural production, focusing on energy performance and agricultural outcomes. The experimental setup included both new and partially repaired PV modules, installed over tomato crops under real operating conditions. The results demonstrate that reused PV modules exhibit a strong and consistent energy performance, achieving correlations between irradiance and energy output comparable to new panels. Despite slightly lower performance ratios, reused modules maintained stable efficiency and operational viability, emphasizing their potential for sustainable applications. On the agricultural side, shading provided by PV panels protects the crop yield. This study highlights the environmental and economic advantages of incorporating reused PV modules into agrivoltaic systems, including reductions in raw material extraction, electronic waste generation, and overall environmental impact. By leveraging the circular economy principles, agrivoltaics with reused PV modules provide a sustainable pathway to balance energy production and food security while optimizing land use efficiency. These findings establish the potential of agrivoltaics as a key technology in advancing the sustainable energy transition.

Keywords

AgrivoltaicsCircular economy in agriculturGrowthPanelsQualityRadiationReused pv modulesSoiSustainable horticultural productionUse efficiencyYield

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Agronomy-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 68/273, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Plant Sciences.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-27:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 11.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 7.
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Nieto-Morone, Maria-Beatriz) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MUÑOZ GARCIA, MIGUEL ANGEL.