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Organic photovoltaics as an agricultural protective cover: lessons learned from the first flexible agrivoltaic installation in a European apple orchard

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We develop spectrally selective organic photovoltaics with a 4.5% light utilisation efficiency for plants and integrate them into open-field, flexible agricultural infrastructures.

Source: EES solar.

DOI: 10.1039/d6el00106h

Authors: Paula Pinyol-Castillo, Verónica Tijero, Margalida Vidal-Tur, Martín Martín-Ruiz, Katerina Nikolaidou, Martí Gibert-Roca, Sílvia Molas, Jaume F. Martinez-Garcia, Luís Asín, Mariano Campoy-Quiles, Ignasi Burgués-Ceballos

Institutions: Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, TecnoCampus, EURECAT Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València

Language: English

Topic: Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Awards: G2259271207, G3202805422, G542927270, G5679979667

OpenAlex ID: W7203714503

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