Agrivoltaic systems have the potential to meet energy demands of electric vehicles in rural Oregon, US

Electrification of the transportation industry is necessary; however, range anxiety has proven to be a major hindrance to individuals adopting electric vehicles (EVs). Agrivoltaic systems (AVS) can facilitate the transition to EVs by powering EV charging stations along major rural roadways, increasing their density and mitigating range anxiety. Here the authors conduct case study analyses of future EV power needs for Oregon, USA, and identify 174 kha of AVS viable agricultural land outside urban boundaries that is south facing and does not have prohibitive attributes (designated wetland, forested land, or otherwise protected lands). 86% highway access points have sufficient available land to supply EV charging stations with AVS. These AVS installations would occupy less than 3% (5 kha) of the identified available land area. Installing EV charging stations at these 86% highway access points would yield 231 EV charging stations with a median range of 5.9 km (3.6 mi), a distance comparable to driver expectations, suggesting that this approach would serve to mitigate range anxiety. AVS powered rural charging stations in Oregon could support the equivalent of 673,915 electric vehicles yr-1, reducing carbon emissions due to vehicle use in OR by 3.1 mil MTCO2 yr-1, or 21%.

• Record URL:
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08673-4
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/20452322
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2022 Casey L. Steadman and Chad W. Higgins.
• Authors:
  • Steadman, Casey L
  • Higgins, Chad W
• Publication Date: 2022

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 4647
• Serial:
  • Scientific Reports
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
  • ISSN: 2045-2322
  • Serial URL: http://www.nature.com/srep/index.html
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anxiety; Electric vehicle charging; Rural areas; Travel behavior; Vehicle range
• Geographic Terms: Oregon
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01846270
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 2022 10:05AM