Quantifying the Distribution of Evapotranspiration at PV and APV Sites Using Soil Moisture
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Evapotranspiration, Soil Moisture, PhotovoltaicsAbstract
Solar panels affect the distribution of water and energy reaching the ground causing changes in soil moisture, evapotranspiration and percolation. In the context of Agri-Photovoltaics those changes influence plant growth and yield as well as irrigation demands while large Photovoltaic installations could potentially lead to changes in the water balance of the catchment. In either case, evapotranspiration plays an important role as the installation of panels of any design leads to shading thereby reducing the water loss to the soil through evapotranspiration. As it is difficult to measure evapotranspiration, the authors proceeded using soil moisture observations to quantify evapotranspiration pattern in dry periods. They found on average a 44 % higher evapotranspiration rate over 12 dry periods of varying conditions under the panels compared to a reference area at the research site Pillnitz. However, similar observations at the second site, Weesow show also a reversed behaviour due to reduced soil water availability as a result of the higher evapotranspiration at the reference area.
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