Webinar Series on Data Science for Environmental Sciences (DSES).
Our next webinar will be on *February 24*, at *11 am Central Time*
(attached flyer).
You can virtually access the webinar and register via our website:
www.environmetrics.xyz
Speaker: *Sujith Ravi*, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, *Temple
University*.
*Combined land use of solar energy and agriculture (Agrivoltaics) for
socioeconomic and environmental co-benefits *
*Abstract*: Co-locating solar photovoltaics with vegetation (Agrivoltaics)
could provide a sustainable solution to meeting growing food and energy
demands. We studied the co-location of solar energy with crops/biofuels,
grazing and/or pollinator-friendly native plants at multiple sites around
the world, and explored the environmental and socio-economic co-benefits.
The compounding effect of photovoltaic arrays and vegetation may homogenize
soil moisture distribution and provide greater soil temperature buffer
against extreme temperatures. Agrivoltaics on agricultural areas with
carbon debt can be an effective climate mitigation strategy along with
revitalizing agricultural soils, generating income streams from fallow
land, and providing pollinator habitats. However, the benefits of
vegetation cooling effects on electricity generation are rather
site-specific and depend on the background climate and soil properties.
Overall, our findings provide foundational data for site preservation along
with targeting site-specific co-benefits, and for developing climate
resilient and resource conserving agrivoltaic systems.
*Bio*: Sujith Ravi is a broadly trained environmental scientist interested
in understanding the impacts of land use change and disturbances (natural
and anthropogenic) on ecohydrological processes in terrestrial ecosystems.
Dr. Ravi's research addresses the challenge of managing scarce soil and
water resources in the context of multiple demands and multiple constraints
associated with land use change and disturbances, the core challenge facing
the future of world's food security and environmental quality. Dr. Ravi
received his PhD in Environmental Sciences (Hydrology) from the University
of Virginia. Prior to joining Temple University, he was a postdoctoral
fellow at The Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford
University. Dr. Ravi's work has been recognized with a faculty early
career award (NSF-CAREER) from the US National Science Foundation, the
American Geophysical Union Editors Citation for Excellence in Refereeing,
Distinguished Faculty Award for mentoring from Temple University, and Award
for Excellence in Scholarship in the Sciences & Engineering from the
University of Virginia. Dr. Ravi is currently serving as the Associate
Editor of two major journals: Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth
Surface (American Geophysical Union) and Ecosphere (Ecological Society of
America).
Hope to see you all there!
Ignacio Segovia-Dominguez <https://www.ignaciosd.com> & Meichen Huang
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmeichen-huang-00736320a&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3X3lN47Pit-0Iu6lgILfZQ>
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On behalf of the TIES Webinar Series' organizing committee
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