Abstract—The rapid deployment of large numbers of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants in the United States, combined with heightened expectations of future deployment, has raised concerns about land
By quantifying the impacts of land transformation on an important ecosystem service (soil carbon losses), we seek to improve the methodology for land-related endpoint impacts of
After discussing solar land-use metrics and our data-collection and analysis methods, we present total and direct land-use results for various solar technologies and system configurations, on both a
Two “agri-dreamers” believe agrivoltaics promise a highly profitable harvest for many North American farmers and ranchers. Joshua Pearce and Ethan Winter lead efforts to understand
We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the patterns of ecosystem functions in response to land-based solar power development across various terrestrial ecosystems.
With estimates of 80,000 acres of land surface being converted to solar energy production in the Commonwealth by 2030, impacts on the current use of land have risen to the forefront of most
Expanding United States electricity infrastructure to meet growing demand could require extensive power plant development footprints and land use conversion, depending on the mix of...
As the energy transition accelerates and climate challenges intensify, agrivoltaics offers a promising solution for optimising land use by combining agriculture with solar power generation.
Like fossil fuel power plants, solar plant development requires some grading of land and clearing of vegetation. However, as utility-scale photovoltaics (PV) technology has improved over the last
More land is needed to mine the coal, and dig the metals and minerals used in solar panels out of the ground. To capture the whole picture we compare these footprints based on life
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