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Water in Agrivoltaics Seminar

February 24, 2026 @ 1:00 pm 2:30 pm EST

This seminar will focus on issues of water in agrivoltaics systems, including changes to evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and water-use efficiency of crop production, as well as use of energy to drive water purification, pumping and irrigation. The potential of agrivoltaics for integration into agricultural systems in Brazil (semi-arid areas) and Mexico (Xochimilco) will be discussed.

Prof. Dr. Fernando de Lima Caneppele, Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, will present *Agrivoltaic Systems: Evapotranspiration Reduction and Water Efficiency in Agriculture* (SPANISH)

Miguel Ángel Guevara, of the Institute for Renewable Energy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, will present *Agrivoltaics for water purification in traditional cultivation in Xochimilco* (SPANISH)

Learn more: https://avsinfronteras.org/