Publications
Chen, J., Khanna, M, Miao, R., O’Neal, M., Tyndall, J.C., Nair, A., and. Feng, H. (2026) Measuring Energy–Agriculture Dual Production in Agrivoltaics: Efficiency Metrics, Stakeholder Decision Needs, and Implications for Land-Use Decisions. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Alomari L.M., Tyndall J.C., Slack S.M. and O’Neal M.E. (2026). Breaking the global plateau in strawberry production: the potential for utility scale agrivoltaics. Frontiers in Horticulture, 5:1865830. doi: 10.3389/fhort.2026.1865830
O’Neal, M., N Petersen, L. Dong, H. Feng, A. Kimber, A. Nair, S. Slack, J. Tyndall, and H. Villegas. (2025). A public-private partnership to develop agrivoltaics in the US Midwest. AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings, 3. https://doi.org/10.52825/agripv.v3i.1403
Dolezal, A. G., Torres, J., & O’Neal, M. E. (2021). Can solar energy fuel pollinator conservation?. Environmental entomology, 50(4), 757-761.
Presentations & Posters (*Student)
Legois, J.L.*, Wilmes, R.*, Nair, A. (2026). Evaluating Bell Pepper Production (Capsicum annuum) within a Midwestern Agrivoltaic System. American Society for Horticultural Sciences (ASHS) Annual Conference, Dallas, TX. August 5th, 2026.
Bowling, C.*, O'Neal, M., Slack, S., Toth, A. (2026). "How Do Managed Honey Bees Respond to Solar Farms?". Entomological Society of America North Central Branch Meeting, Des Moines, IA. April 20, 2026. (Won 1st prize for student presentations).
Killewald, M. F. (2026) Overview of agrivoltaics– The integration of solar and agricultural production. Iowa Learning Farms, 2026 June 10, Webinar. https://www.iowalearningfarms.org/resources/michael-killewald
Wilmes, R.*, Lagois, J.*, Nair, A., Slack, S., O'Neal, M., Kimber, A., Tyndall, J., Feng, H. (2026). Agrovoltaics: How panels affect summer squash "Multipik" production. 63rd Electric Power Research Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. May 19-20, 2026.
Lartius, H.*, Crespi, J., Feng, H., Kimber., Tyndall, J., O'Neal, M. (2026). “Agrivoltaics as social license" Implications of integrating solar and agriculture in Iowa. 63rd Electric Power Research Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. May 19-20, 2026.
Kapayou, D.* (2024) Expanding the frontier of agriculture?: Agrivoltaics in the Iowa landscape. 2024 Solar Farm Summit. Chicago, IL. July 8-11, 2024.
Dietsch* et al. (2024). Leveraging a Public-Private Partnership to Address Technical and Socioeconomic Factors of Agrivoltaics System
Nair et al. (2024) Growing horticultural crops within and around photovoltaic panels and assessing impact on crop performance, microclimate, and power production.pptx
O'Neal et al. (2024) Illuminating Sustainability- Solar-Powered Resilient Community Centers and Alliant Energy's Agrivoltaic Research.pptx
Theses and Dissertations
Wilmes, R (2026) Quantifying yield and growth responses of vegetable crops in a single-axis bifacial agrivoltaic system. M.S. Thesis. Department of Horticulture. Iowa State University.