Dryland Agrivoltaics: A novel approach to collocating food production and solar renewable energy to maximize food production, water savings, and energy generation
Greg Barron-Gafford1, Evelin B. Escobedo2,3, Joseph Smith4, Harrison Raub2,5, Jasmin Raquel Jimenez6,7, Leland Sutter Jr8, Isaiah Barnett-Moreno8, Daniel T. Blackett8, Moses S. Thompson8,9, Rebecca L. Minor8 and Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman10, (1)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)Biosphere 2 REU Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (3)University of California - Los Angeles, Environmental Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (4)STEM Teacher and Researcher (STAR) Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (5)Muskingum University, Biology and Environmental Science, New Concord, OH, United States, (6)Biosphere 2 REU Program, Tucson, AZ, United States, (7)New York University, Environmental Studies, New York, NY, United States, (8)University of Arizona, School of Geography & Development, Tucson, AZ, United States, (9)Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ, United States, (10)University of Maryland, Environmental Science & Technology, College Park, United States