Dual-use solar, also known as multi-use solar, is the co-location of solar power production and other productive land uses, such as agriculture or ecosystem services. “Agrivoltaics” and “ecovoltaics” are the two most prominent categories of dual-use solar activities.
Every roof is designed for a combination of loads. Dead loads are permanent and include the roof deck, coverings, and the added mass of solar panels and racking.
In this Review, we describe BESTs being developed for grid-scale energy storage, including high-energy, aqueous, redox flow, high-temperature and gas batteries.