schroedingershat, 10 months ago Wouldn’t it depend on the artificial structure and how much water you are adding? Like a piece of foam painted with pure white IR-emissive CaCO2 is going to be >10 degrees cooler than a black panel with an air gap and glass. There are likely tradeoffs (water and cost for the tree being the main downside). Personally I think both is good pv-magazine.com/…/sunagri-reveals-agrivoltaics-pe… Less water, more elecricity and cooler temps than either alone.
Wouldn’t it depend on the artificial structure and how much water you are adding?
Like a piece of foam painted with pure white IR-emissive CaCO2 is going to be >10 degrees cooler than a black panel with an air gap and glass.
There are likely tradeoffs (water and cost for the tree being the main downside).
Personally I think both is good pv-magazine.com/…/sunagri-reveals-agrivoltaics-pe…
Less water, more elecricity and cooler temps than either alone.