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Benefits of Having Solar Power Irrigation System
Agriculture is a highly demanding energy sector. Electrical and mechanical power is required in agriculture for a number of activities, including land preparation, seeding, irrigation, and harvesting, amongst others. Furthermore, water pumping and distribution through irrigation systems demand the availability of consistent and reliable energy resources. The water-energy nexus, in the agricultural sector, is instrumental, and any increase in demand in any one sector has flow-on effects on the other one.
Urban environments are equally confronted with the high and ever-increasing energy demand to supply water and ensure a healthy and widespread provision of resources for domestic and industrial uses. The implementation of solar-powered pumping systems can also increase access to sustainable and safe water resources for both domestic and production purpose.
Benefits of solar-powered irrigation for agricultural production
Solar technologies are becoming a viable option for both large and
small-scale farmers. Solar powered irrigation systems provide
reliable and affordable energy, potentially reducing energy costs
for irrigation. Particularly in rural areas, where cost of diesel
fuel is high or where reliable access to the electricity grid is
lacking, they can provide a relatively flexible and
climate-friendly alternative energy source.
Solar-powered irrigation technology has been gaining interest
worldwide and governments have been promoting strategies to promote
renewable energy solutions, including solar energy. In the
agricultural sector, solar-powered irrigation can be particularly
successful to overcome the frequently occurring energy shortages
causing disruption of supply needed for lifting and distributing
irrigation water. Challenges, however, remain in the monitoring and
governance of abstraction through water pumping systems.
Nevertheless, sustainably managed solar-powered irrigation,
ultimately, represents a reliable, cost-effective and
environmentally sustainable solution to reduce farmers’
vulnerability to energy shortages that hampers production capacity
.