Linking solar and biomass resources to generate renewable energy: can we find local complementarities in the agricultural setting?

Additional references to the article: Linking solar and biomass resources to generate renewable en-ergy: can we find local complementarities in the agricultural setting? Gillianne Bowman, Thierry Huber, Vanessa Burg Energies, mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1486 Today, the energy transition is underway to tackle the problems of climate change and energy sufficiency. For this transition to succeed, it is essential to use all available re-newable energy resources most efficiently.

However, renewable energies often bring high volatility that needs to be balanced. One solution is to combine the use of different renewable sources to increase the overall energy output or reduce its environmental impact. Here, we estimate the agricultural solar and biomass resources at the local level in Switzerland, considering their spatial and temporal variability using Geographic In-formation Systems.