Publication date: 22nd July 2026
Agriphotovoltaics (AgriPV) is defined as collocating in the same land agriculture and photovoltaic energy production, which can bring mutual benefits into food-energy-water balance in the context of changing climate [1]. Necessity to share the land and the light implies specific installation design which can differ from other applications. The presence of specific environmental solicitations resulting from the AgriPV induced microclimate and chemical conditions (application of fertilizers, fungicides, etc.), which could be very corrosive [2]. The corrosivity can strongly affect materials and the overall system efficiency, for instance energy production decreases up to 5% per year in coastal areas compared to 1% inland which is attributed to the effect of increased humidity and chloride content. The effect of specific agricultural environments on the materials used in AgriPV is however less documented. The present work reviews specific design requirements and main classes of chemicals relevant for AgriPV applications in function of the land use (selected crops) and considers the effect of selected chemicals on the stability of selected photovoltaic materials used in different technologies. Examples of the effect of some common agricultural chemicals from conventional and organic farming (nitrogen fertilizer (NH₄)₂SO₄ and copper-based fungicide CuSO₄). on the degradation mechanisms and performance of both silicon (TOPCON) and thin film (CIGS) technologies are given.
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