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A Review on the Agri-voltaic and Fence PV System

  • Hasnain, Yousuf (Interdisciplinary Program in Photovoltaic System Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Koo (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Young Hyun, Cho (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Received : 2022.11.25
  • Accepted : 2022.12.12
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Solar energy is rapidly being utilized to generate power in Europe and other countries, but the environmental effect of building and operating solar farms is not fully understood. The building of a solar park demands the removal of certain vegetation and the leveling of the land. Solar energy infrastructure may involve considerable landscape change, altering soil biological processes and influencing hydrologic, carbon and vegetative dynamics. To rebuild the solar PV facilities soils, inherent plant fields might require to be re-established. Within the scope of this research, we presented an analysis of the effects that were caused by the solar farm.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the New & Renewable Energy Technology Development Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) funded by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) Grant Nos. 20213030010140. Authors are also acknowledged to Kyungpook National University to provide facility for testing the Fence PV fields.

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