Sustainable Energy Systems agrivoltaics research

Publications

Ahronheim E, Brent AC, Iorns C, 2026. Better large-scale solar: Towards agrivoltaics policy for Aotearoa New Zealand. Policy Quarterly, in review.

Monasterio A, Brent AC, 2026. AI-based optimisation techniques for agrivoltaic systems: Benefits, challenges, and the way forward. Energies, 19(6), 1554, doi:10.3390/en19061554.

Khalid R, Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2026. Optimal sizing of microgrids: A comparison of herd-behaviour-oriented meta-heuristics. International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET), Rome, doi:10.1109/ICECET65726.2026.11632932.

Brent A, Iorns C, Brent AC, 2025. Consenting and developing solar farms in Aotearoa New Zealand: Challenges and way forward. Resource Management Journal, September, doi:10.25455/wgtn.30196486.

Dhlamini MM, Brent AC, 2025. The impact of fixed-tilt PV arrays on vegetation growth through ground sunlight distribution at a solar farm in Aotearoa New Zealand. Energies, 18(20), 5412, doi:10.3390/en18205412.

Akintunde O, Brent AC, 2025. A modelling approach to assess the impact of agrivoltaics on water use efficiency and alfalfa biomass growth: Simulations for the Aotearoa New Zealand livestock sector. AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 4, doi:10.52825/agripv.v4i.2823.

Nguyen LV, Brent AC, 2025. The potential of agrivoltaics in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam: A GIS analysis. AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 4, doi:10.52825/agripv.v4i.2822.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2025. Operational dispatch optimization of an agrivoltaic system: A new method for optimizing dispatch strategies. AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 3, doi:10.52825/agripv.v3i.1348.

Pirela JC, Brent AC, 2025. Agricultural practices appropriate for agrivoltaics: Towards a customized guideline for Aotearoa New Zealand. AAgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 3, doi:10.52825/agripv.v3i.1369.

Vaughan A, Brent AC, 2024. Agrivoltaics for small ruminants: A review. Small Ruminant Research, 241, 107393, doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2024.107393.

Brent AC, 2024. Agrivoltaic systems for Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 33 (1), 556357, doi:10.19080/IJESNR.2024.33.556357.

Pincelli IP, Hinkley J, Brent AC, 2024. Carbon, materials and energy footprint of a utility-scale solar plant in Aotearoa New Zealand. Solar Energy, 273, 112535, doi:10.1016/j.solener.2024.112535.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2024. Size and dispatch co-optimisation of a grid-connected agrivoltaic system. AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 2, doi:10.52825/agripv.v2i.977.

Brent AC, Chapman N, de Kock IH, 2024. Agrivoltaic systems: Potential opportunities for South Africa - A GIS analysis. AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 2, doi:10.52825/agripv.v2i.982.

MacKenzie D, Brent AC, Hinkley JT, Burmester D, 2022. AgriPV systems: Potential opportunities for Aotearoa–New Zealand. AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 1, doi:10.52825/agripv.v1i.600.

Vaughan A, Brent AC, Fitzgerald M, Kueppers J, Wright E, 2024. Agrivoltaics: Integrating solar energy generation with livestock farming in the Canterbury region of Aotearoa New Zealand. Technical report for Our Land and Water Rural Professionals Fund, April, https://ourlandandwater.nz/outputs/agrivoltaics-integrating-solar-energy-generation-with-livestock-farming-in-the-canterbury-region-of-aotearoa-new-zealand-pre-print/.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2023. Probabilistic sizing and scheduling co-optimisation of hybrid battery/super-capacitor energy storage systems in micro-grids. Journal of Energy Storage, 73 (D), 109172, doi:10.1016/j.est.2023.109172.

Brent AC, Crossland A, Ranusa D, 2023. An assessment of the economic feasibility of the floating PV technology in Aotearoa–New Zealand. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 57, 103284, doi:10.1016/j.seta.2023.103284.

Brent AC, Vaughan A, Fitzgerald M, Wright E, Kueppers J, 2023. Agrivoltaics: Integrating solar energy generation with livestock farming in the Canterbury Region of Aotearoa New Zealand. IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering, Fiji, doi:10.1109/i-COSTE60462.2023.10500779.

Mohseni S, Brent AC, 2022. A metaheuristic‐based micro‐grid sizing model with integrated arbitrage‐aware multi‐day battery dispatching. Sustainability, 14, 12941, doi:10.3390/su141912941.