Low-cost racking for solar photovoltaic systems with renewable tensegrity structures

•Renewable tensegrity structures are viable for lightweight, low-cost PV racking.•A novel algorithm integrates tensegrity into standard PV system design workflow.•Locally sourced timbers, such as bamboo, can be used as tensegrity members.•Tensegrity support structures can reduce solar PV racking cos...

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