The University of Turku study has examined vertical bifacial agrivoltaics in high-latitude conditions. The research was focused on east–west panel orientation affected by low sun angles. These conditions required distinct modeling because low-latitude results were not applicable. The team assessed how row spacing influenced energy yield and crop irradiation. The study also reviewed shading effects that were specific to northern locations. The Yang2 model was used with Finnish irradiance data at 60°N. The approach was verified through measured power production with an R2 of 0.975. At 10 meter spacing crops received nearly 80% of reference irradiance. Energy output was about 276 to 280 kWh per panel. Revenues were €13.04 to €13.25 during 2019 conditions. Winter barley cultivation showed the highest generation values.
University of Turku evaluates high latitude agriPV performance
Researchers at the University of Turku evaluated Finnish agrivoltaic layouts, analyzing spacing, shading, yields and irradiance using validated models for high-latitude sites.
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