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, Rebecca L. Minor2, Jovon Jojola3, Isaiah Barnett-Moreno2, Cecilia Martinez4, Moses S. Thompson5, Andrea Gerlak1, Kirk Dimond4, Gary P. Nabhan4, Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman6 and Jordan Macknick7, (1)University of Arizona, School of Geography, Development & Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)University of Arizona, School of Geography & Development, Tucson, AZ, United States, (3)Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (4)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (5)Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ, United States, (6)University of Maryland, Environmental Science and Technology, College Park, United States, (7)National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, United States