Renewable Energy Applications in Agriculture: Technical Innovations for Sustainable and Resilient Farming
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 160
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural water management; renewable energy for agriculture; smart agriculture; optimization of energy–water–agriculture systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The convergence of renewable energy and agriculture offers transformative potential for agricultural productivity, efficiency, and resilience, particularly in rural and off-grid landscapes. This Special Issue highlights technical innovations and methodological advancements in renewable energy applications within agricultural systems, showing how they support sustainable farm operations and resource management.
We welcome contributions on a broad range of solutions, including farm-scale photovoltaic systems, agrivoltaics, mini-grids, wind, hybrid systems, and other emerging technologies. Emphasis should be placed on technical performance, practical implementation, and agronomic outcomes, such as improvements in irrigation reliability, water and energy efficiency, crop management, and climate resilience. Socio-economic outcomes, e.g., enhanced access to irrigation or farm-level efficiency gains, may be included as supporting evidence of technological effectiveness rather than as the primary focus.
Contributions may include:
- Case studies of renewable energy in diverse agricultural contexts;
- Performance assessments and optimization methods;
- Integration with smart agriculture and energy management systems;
- Techno-economic or adoption analyses validating technical outcomes;
- Approaches to improve resilience to climate variability and extreme events.
This Special Issue provides a comprehensive view of how renewable energy technologies can advance sustainable agricultural production, highlighting innovations that are both technically robust and practically implementable.
Dr. Abdelouahid Fouial
Dr. Roula Khadra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- agricultural water management
- smart agriculture
- socio-technical systems
- agrivoltaics
- mini-grids
- climate resilience
- smallholder farmers
- energy access
- sustainable farming
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