FAWEN Framework for Agrivoltaic Integration in Sudan

Sudan's agricultural sector faces escalating climate variability, land degradation, and chronic energy scarcity. This review applies the FAWEN (Food–Agriculture–Water–Energy Nexus) framework to evaluate the technical feasibility and governance relevance of agrivoltaic systems in Sudan, confirming high solar suitability with Global Horizontal Irradiation ranging from 5.8 to 6.8 kWh m⁻² day⁻¹. The study was authored by Altyeb Ali Abaker Omer and uploaded to figshare in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing solar resource potential for agrivoltaic deployment based on reported GHI and PVOUT values.
• Evaluating synergies between energy generation and agricultural adaptation based on reported land equivalent ratios and water-use efficiency improvements.
• Modeling microclimate-modulation effects under heat-stress conditions based on evidence from comparable climatic regions.
• Aligning renewable energy projects with national climate commitments based on the FAWEN governance framework.

Strengths

• The description provides specific solar resource metrics: Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) ranging from 5.8 to 6.8 kWh m⁻² day⁻¹.
• It cites performance indicators from comparable systems: land equivalent ratios exceeding 1.3 and water-use efficiency improvements of 20–35%.
• The work is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 693.1 KB DOCX file, suggesting it is likely a textual review or report rather than a structured data table.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

The description suggests an interdisciplinary methodology combining solar-resource mapping, synthesis of techno-economic and ecological evidence, documented case studies, and bibliometric analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 06:49:49.

Geography

Sudan, specifically arid and semi-arid contexts.