| Title: |
Spatialized and Prospective LCA of Agrivoltaism in the Mediterranean basin under Climate Change |
| Authors: |
Jouannais, Pierre; Rapella, Lia; Drobinksi, Philippe; Viovy, Nicolas; Douziech, Mélanie; Marchand, Mathilde |
| Contributors: |
Technologies et Méthodes pour les Agricultures de demain (UMR ITAP); Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro); Centre Observation, Impacts, Énergie (O.I.E.); Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris); Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL); Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539) (LMD); Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X); Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Département des Géosciences - ENS-PSL; École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL); Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL); Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC); Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris); Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Gif-sur-Yvette (LSCE); Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)); Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA); Agroscope |
| Source: |
LCM 2025 ; https://hal.science/hal-05291451 ; LCM 2025, Sep 2025, Palerme (Italie), Italy |
| Publisher Information: |
CCSD |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines: HAL-UVSQ |
| Subject Terms: |
photovoltaics; agriculture; Mediterranea; Agrivoltaics; Prospective LCA; [SDE]Environmental Sciences |
| Subject Geographic: |
Palerme (Italie); Italy |
| Description: |
International audience ; Mediterranean agriculture will face significant challenges from climate change throughout the 21st century, necessitating adaptation tosustain production. Without such measures, reduced efficiency and yields will further increase agriculture’s environmental footprint tomaintain output levels. Among the options for adaptation and mitigation, agrivoltaics—the integration on the same land of photovoltaicenergy production and crop cultivation—offers a promising solution by mitigating climate impacts on crops while promoting renewableenergy production.However, the environmental performance of agrivoltaic systems depends on complex interactions among technological, agronomic, andmeteorological factors, all of which are expected to evolve. Anticipating these systems’ future performances is essential to identify contextsand scenarios where agrivoltaics maximize environmental benefits. Such projection also helps prevent suboptimal deployment, whereconventional photovoltaic and agricultural systems might outperform agrivoltaics.Our study thus supports decision-making by conducting a prospective, consequential life cycle assessment (LCA) of agrivoltaics, whetherdriven by crop or energy demand. We integrate a parameterized LCA model with prospective databases using PREMISE and simulateyields and environmental flows with the ORCHIDEE land surface model, tailored for agrivoltaic and conventional systems. The analysisfocuses on the Mediterranean coasts of France, Spain, and Italy, considering local soil carbon and water dynamics. Substantial attention isgiven to addressing the uncertainty and the sensitivity of the results in relation to the three components of the model, i.e., foreground,background and land surface model.Our work thus provides an insightful mapping of where, when, to what extent and under which scenarios agrivoltaic impacts outperform theconventional ones by studying a large scope of possibilities for socio-economic patways (SSP), climate trajectories, technological and methodological ... |
| Document Type: |
conference object |
| Language: |
English |
| Availability: |
https://hal.science/hal-05291451 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.FBDED925 |
| Database: |
BASE |