Agrivoltaics and Education: Opportunities for Citizen Science
This paper presents a multi-generational, networked approach to studying small-scale agrivoltaics installations in arid desert climates and communities. In collaboration with university partners, K-12 students and teachers design, construct, maintain, and monitor garden beds with and without solar panels on school campuses and in community spaces. Results suggest promising benefits of community-embedded agrivoltaic systems, highlighting the potential for these installations to support sustainable agricultural and energy goals, as well as positive learning outcomes.
Authors
- Rebekah Jongewaard
- Michelle Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-6370)
- Greg A. Barron‐Gafford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1333-3843)
- Brianne Loya
- Janet Ankrum
- Christiana B. Honsberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8756-2338)
- Steven J. Zuiker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0887-0695)
- Carlos Meza‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-0785)
- Andrew Centanni
- Kelly Potter-Simmons
- Mandy Heal
- Jaimie Rapkiewcz
- Tamara Jackson
- Tammye Paz
- Kevin Forrest
- Isabel Honsberg
- Evan Farrow
- Jacob Barrows
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc59419.2025.11133387
- Primary Topic
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation