[HTML][HTML] Impacts of photovoltaic solar energy on soil carbon: A global systematic review and framework

NZ Krasner, J Fox, A Armstrong, K Ave… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Globally, solar energy is anticipated to be the primary source of electricity as early as 2050,
and the greatest additions in capacity are currently in the form of large, ground-mounted …

[HTML][HTML] Ecovoltaics: Framework and future research directions to reconcile land-based solar power development with ecosystem conservation

C Tölgyesi, Z Bátori, J Pascarella, L Erdős, P Török… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy production is gaining momentum globally as a way to combat climate
change without drastically reducing human energy consumption. Solar energy offers the …

Restoration of phosphate mined lands: literature review with insights from Morocco

A Bourazza, AA Hassane Sidikou, BA Fenta… - Frontiers in …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Phosphate mining is essential for global agriculture but poses significant environmental
challenges, particularly in landscape degradation. This study reviews the current state and …

Integrated policymaking is needed to deliver climate and ecological benefits from solar farms

F Carvalho, HK Lee, H Blaydes… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐purpose land use is of great importance for sustainable development, particularly in
the context of increasing pressures on land to provide ecosystem services (eg food, energy) …

Achieving biodiversity net gain by addressing governance gaps underpinning ecological compensation policies

EE Rampling, SOSE Zu Ermgassen… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity compensation policies have emerged around the world to address the
ecological harms of infrastructure expansion, but historically compliance is weak. The …

Photovoltaic power stations: an opportunity to promote European semi-natural grasslands?

Q Lambert, A Bischoff, M Enea, R Gros - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
European semi-natural grasslands are particularly species-rich and provide many
ecosystem services but depend on extensive land management. Today, these ecosystems …

Ignoring the effects of photovoltaic array deployment on greenhouse gas emissions may lead to overestimation of the contribution of photovoltaic power generation to …

B Zhang, R Zhang, Y Li, S Wang… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photovoltaic (PV) power generation is one of the world's most promising options for carbon
emission reduction. However, whether the operation period of solar parks can increase …

Effects of photovoltaic power station construction on terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis

Y Zhang, Z Tian, B Liu, S Chen, J Wu - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rapid increase in construction of solar photovoltaic power stations (SPPs) has motivated
ecologists to understand how these stations affect terrestrial ecosystems. Comparing study …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Climate Change on Electric Energy Production from Medium-Size Photovoltaic Module Systems Based on RCP Climate Scenarios

N Bozsik, A Szeberényi, N Bozsik - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The impact of climate change is increasingly evident in various domains today and is
gaining prominence in scientific inquiries. Climate change also affects the utilisation of …

Bee-friendly native seed mixtures for the greening of solar parks

MH Meyer, S Dullau, P Scholz, MA Meyer, S Tischew - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photovoltaics is one of the key technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and
achieving climate neutrality for Europe by 2050, which has led to the promotion of solar …