Author: Robert Vaughn EnochianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Solar- and Wind-powered Irrigation Systems
Author: Robert Vaughn EnochianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Solar- and Wind-powered Irrigation Systems
Author: Robert Vaughn EnochianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Solar- and Wind-powered Irrigation Systems
Author: Robert Vaughn EnochianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Solar- and Wind-powered Irrigation Systems
Author: Robert V. EnochianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Solar powered irrigation systems
Author: Aerospace Corporation. Energy and Transportation DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Solar- And Wind-Powered Irrigation Systems - Scholar's Choice Edition
Author: Us Department of Agriculture (Usda)Publisher:
ISBN: 9781296044428
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
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Solar-powered irrigation: Study of Ingotse village, Kakamega County, Kenya
Author: Ndogo Ndung’a, S.Publisher: CTA
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This case study describes the community of a small village called Ingotse in Kakamega county in western Kenya. Like most rural, food-insecure communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Ingotse village relied on rain-fed agriculture for production of staple crops. Farmers in this village raised some funds to sink a borehole. This was done in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation (NGO) known as Water for All which gave the community a solar-powered pump to distribute the water to the homesteads. Water from the borehole was used for irrigation, providing food crops all year round. Women and children no longer had to walk long distances to the river to fetch water; they had extra time in their day for other activities such as doing homework with children.
Application of Wind Energy to Great Plains Irrigation Pumping
Author: Modeling a Drip Irrigation System Powered by a Renewable Energy Source
Author: Ahmed M. Al-zoheiryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture and energy
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Abstract: Food production is a problem in many of the regains in the world. Today, the process of producing food is very dependent on energy. The dependency on fossil fuels causes the cost of producing crops to increase as the prices of fuel increases. Using a renewable energy sources to power an irrigation system is a mean of decreasing the dependency of food products on the prices of fuel and minimize the impact of the irrigation system on the environment. A model was developed to simulate and predict the performance of an irrigation system powered by a renewable energy source. Both solar energy and wind energy were considered for the modeling of the system. The solar energy was simulated using the difference between the maximum and the minimum daily temperatures as an indicator of the amount of clouds in the atmosphere. The model is a modification of earlier models and has the advantage of not needing to be calibrated for each new site. Results showed that a model that calibrates it self for the upper and the lower expected values of the solar radiation can be developed using meteorological data such as the location of the site, the daily temperatures, and the minimum relative humidity. ii The wind energy was predicted using the power coefficient of the turbine and statistical representation of the daily wind speeds. The average hourly values of the wind speed were used for finding the distribution constants for the Weibull distribution and Rayleigh distribution. The results showed that the Weibull distribution is more accurate in predicting the expected power output of the turbine when the daily wind speed coefficient of variation (Cv) was less than 0.5. When the Cv is greater than 0.5 the Rayleigh distribution gives better results. A computer model was developed using Visual Basic to model the system and the resulting model was tested and used in comparing the economics of a traditional irrigation system and an irrigation system powered by solar panels. The system powered by the solar panel had a greater total annual cost than the traditional system but the sensitivity analysis performed showed that if the trends in energy prices continue and the prices of the solar panels continue to decrease, the cost for operating the traditional systems will be close to the cost of operating the systems powered by the solar panels in less than a 10 years.
The Benefits and Risks of Solar Powered Irrigation - a global overview
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251304793
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
The report gives a state-of-the-art overview of policies, regulations and incentives for the sustainable use of solar-powered irrigation technologies (SPIS) around the world. SPIS offer a viable, low-tech energy solution for irrigated agriculture, providing a reliable source of energy in remote areas, contributing to rural electrification, reducing energy costs for irrigation and enabling low emission agriculture. Nevertheless, SPIS have a significant initial investment cost and require innovative financing models to overcome this barrier to adoption, especially for small-scale farmers. Technical knowledge and service infrastructure is needed to ensure that the systems run effectively. Moreover, SPIS – if not adequately managed - bear the risk of fostering unsustainable water use as lower energy costs may lead to over-abstraction of groundwater. This report looks at how different countries work to create an enabling environment for SPIS technologies, while managing the risks that come with it.