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This study underscores the significance of AVS based on land availability and photovoltaic targets. Further, it provides insights into ongoing AVS research initiatives in the WA region and discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with its implementation. Overall, the findings demonstrate that this emerging technology holds promise in WA, particularly in countries with limited land resources and ambitious sustainable energy goals. The paper's findings help inform solar developers, agriculture experts, land use planners, and governments to make informed decisions to effectively integrate agriculture and solar energy in WA toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Agrivoltaic systems offer symbiotic benefits across the water-energy-food-environment nexus in West Africa: A systematic review\",\"authors\":\"\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.erss.2024.103737\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><p>Solar photovoltaic technology is a suitable solution to meet water, energy, and food needs, improving people's living conditions, especially in remote Sub-Saharan Africa, while mitigating environmental impact. 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Agrivoltaic systems offer symbiotic benefits across the water-energy-food-environment nexus in West Africa: A systematic review
Solar photovoltaic technology is a suitable solution to meet water, energy, and food needs, improving people's living conditions, especially in remote Sub-Saharan Africa, while mitigating environmental impact. However, the speedy development of PV systems leads to competition for land resources between energy and agriculture. Hence, adopting agrivoltaic systems (AVS) can help ensure access to safe water, clean and affordable energy, and high-quality food for the growing population. Compared to the global north, there are few AVS projects in Africa, and minimal research and development have been undertaken within the West Africa (WA) region. This paper presents a comprehensive desk review examining the water-energy-food-environment nexus status in West African countries, emphasizing the potential of AVS in achieving sustainable development goals. This study underscores the significance of AVS based on land availability and photovoltaic targets. Further, it provides insights into ongoing AVS research initiatives in the WA region and discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with its implementation. Overall, the findings demonstrate that this emerging technology holds promise in WA, particularly in countries with limited land resources and ambitious sustainable energy goals. The paper's findings help inform solar developers, agriculture experts, land use planners, and governments to make informed decisions to effectively integrate agriculture and solar energy in WA toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles examining the relationship between energy systems and society. ERSS covers a range of topics revolving around the intersection of energy technologies, fuels, and resources on one side and social processes and influences - including communities of energy users, people affected by energy production, social institutions, customs, traditions, behaviors, and policies - on the other. Put another way, ERSS investigates the social system surrounding energy technology and hardware. ERSS is relevant for energy practitioners, researchers interested in the social aspects of energy production or use, and policymakers.
Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) provides an interdisciplinary forum to discuss how social and technical issues related to energy production and consumption interact. Energy production, distribution, and consumption all have both technical and human components, and the latter involves the human causes and consequences of energy-related activities and processes as well as social structures that shape how people interact with energy systems. Energy analysis, therefore, needs to look beyond the dimensions of technology and economics to include these social and human elements.