Renewable energy source water pum** systems—A literature review

C Gopal, M Mohanraj, P Chandramohan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The research developments with renewable energy source water pum** systems
(RESWPSs) are reviewed in this paper. The reported investigations are categorized into five …

A key review on present status and future directions of solar energy studies and applications in Saudi Arabia

A Hepbasli, Z Alsuhaibani - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Renewable energy is accepted as a key source for the future, not only for Saudi Arabia, but
also for the world. Saudi Arabia has abundant potential for exploiting solar energy, which is …

Delineating suitable zones for solar-based groundwater exploitation using multi-criteria analysis: A techno-economic assessment for meeting sustainable …

AM Saqr, M Nasr, M Fujii, C Yoshimura… - Groundwater for …, 2024 - Elsevier
While several articles have focused on determining a suitability map for groundwater
exploitation by assigning weights to different thematic layers, this technique suffers from a …

Creating a Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Optimal Performance model (SDrOP) to lower the cost of drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers

F Grant, C Sheline, J Sokol, S Amrose, E Brownell… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Smallholder farmers, who hold 84% of the approximately 570 million farms worldwide, are
vital stakeholders in the process of sustainable agricultural intensification, but often lack the …

The application of solar technologies for sustainable development of agricultural sector

S Mekhilef, SZ Faramarzi, R Saidur, Z Salam - Renewable and sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one of the cleanest sources of alternative energy. Due to high energy
demand in one hand and environmental negative impact of fossil fuels, on the other hand …

Solar-based groundwater pum** for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations

A Closas, E Rap - Energy Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for solar-powered irrigation systems in agriculture has spurred a
race for projects as it potentially offers a cost-effective and sustainable energy solution to off …

[HTML][HTML] Solar photovoltaic water pum** system for irrigation: A review

VB Shinde, SS Wandre - African journal of agricultural …, 2015 - academicjournals.org
Irrigation is a well established procedure on many farms and is practiced on various levels
around the world. It allows diversification of crops, while increasing crop yields. However …

Technical, economic, and environmental modeling of solar water pump for irrigation of rice in Mazandaran province in Iran: A case study

A Nikzad, M Chahartaghi, MH Ahmadi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the required pum** power and number of PV modules for a photovoltaic
water pum** system (PVWPS) were determined with the aim of supplying the water …

Suitability, sizing, economics, environmental impacts and limitations of solar photovoltaic water pum** system for groundwater irrigation—a brief review

S Hilarydoss - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Irrigation is an essential part of agriculture which helps to sustain crop growth and increase
food productivity. Most of the nations around the globe have adopted diesel fuel-based …

Sizing of off-grid renewable energy systems for drip irrigation in Mediterranean crops

J Carroquino, R Dufo-López, JL Bernal-Agustín - Renewable energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In the Mediterranean region, there are many drip irrigation systems with pumps that are
powered by diesel generator sets (gensets). Although they could be powered by renewable …