Food-Energy-Water Nexus
in Greenhouse with Agrivoltaics

Onsite Registration and Networking

• Participants sign-in and network informally before the workshop begins

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Speaker: Dr. Shamim Ahamed (PI, UC Davis)

• Overview of workshop objectives

Keynote Presentation: Molecularly Engineered Photo-Selective Nanostructures for Sustainable Greenhouse Photovoltaics

• Speaker: Dr. Yi Liu (Facility Director, LBNL)

• Focus: Leveraging molecularly designed nanostructures to develop advanced photo-selective solar cells for greenhouse applications

Presentation 1: Farmer-centric, Net-zero-energy Agrivoltaic Greenhouses and Beyond

• Speaker: Emmanuel Van Kerschaver (COO, Mirai Solar)

Presentation 2: Energy Efficiency in Agrivoltaic Greenhouses

• Speaker: Dr. Anurag Roy (Research Fellow, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter)

Coffee/Tea Break

Presentation 3: Novel Power and Cooling Technologies Using the Sky

• Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Munday (Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC Davis)

Round Table Discussion: Challenges, Opportunities and Discussion on Large Grant Submission Strategy

• Moderator: Dr. Saif Islam (Co-I, UC Davis)

• Participants: All PIs, speakers, and stakeholder representatives.

• Topics:

  • Overcoming barriers to greenhouse PV technology integration.

  • Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.

  • Identifying gaps and setting research priorities.

  • Timeline and action items for USDA proposals.

  • Leveraging interdisciplinary approaches for impactful proposal development.

  • Stakeholder engagement strategies for grant success.

Networking Lunch

Presentation 4: Light Absorption and Use by the Plant over the Solar Spectrum

• Speaker: Dr. Laura Cammarisano (Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis)

Presentation 5: Agrivoltaics: A Sustainable Strategy for Resource Optimization in Greenhouse Production

• Speaker: Md Kashif (PhD Student, CEE Lab, UC Davis)

• Focus: Integrating PV technologies for improved resource efficiency in controlled environment agriculture.

Presentation 6: Harnessing Light Spectra to Regulate Crop Growth and Phytochemistry in Controlled Environment Agriculture

• Speaker: Dr. Most Tahera Naznin (Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Science, University of Nevada, Reno)

Coffee/Tea Break

Presentation 7: Perovskite Solar Cells: A Promising Future of Solar Energy

• Speaker: Dr. Md. Shahiduzzaman (Assistant Professor, NanoMaRi, Kanazawa University, Japan)

Presentation 8: Water Use Efficiency for Soil-Based Cultivation with Agrivoltaics Adaptation

• Speaker: Dr. Andre Daccache (Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis)

Closing Remarks and Next Steps

• Speaker: Dr. Shamim Ahamed (PI, UC Davis)

• Summary of discussions, actionable items, and future directions.