The Economics of Adopting Solar Energy Systems for Crop Irrigation

Katzman, Martin T.; Matlin, R. W.

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“…Evidence of economies of scale in groundwater irrigation in SSA is very limited. Dhawan (1978) finds large economies of scale for tubewell-based systems in India, when considering 7 different cost components from equipment to administrative costs. Mushtaq, Khan and Hafeez (2008) evaluate economies of scale in pond water storage for small, medium and large-scale ponds in China.…”

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Is irrigation fit for purpose? A review of the relationships between scheme size and performance of irrigation systems

McCarthy¹,

Ringler²,

Agbonlahor³

et al. 2023

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Is irrigation fit for purpose? A review of the relationships between scheme size and performance of irrigation systems

McCarthy¹,

Ringler²,

Agbonlahor³

et al. 2023

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“…Because of these barriers, there was very little literature on the application of photovoltaics in agriculture in the 1990s. Some scholars believe that the best time for photovoltaics application in agriculture should be after 2000 [ 13 ]. The problem of barriers to the application of PV in agriculture was still mentioned in the early-stage literature in the 21st century, including Radulovic’s proposal to promote the application of PV in the Indian agricultural sector, proposing to overcome “political barriers” [ 14 ].…”

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Research on Niche Improvement Path of Photovoltaic Agriculture in China

Wang

2022

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To explore the niche improvement path of photovoltaic agriculture in China, a niche influencing factor system was constructed first. Then, this study innovatively combined the DEMATEL and analytic network process (DANP) method and the NK model, which can correct the defects of the traditional NK model. Based on the above method, the influence coefficients and index weight of each niche factor were calculated, and the niche fitness landscape of photovoltaic agriculture was constructed. Finally, according to the fitness landscape map of each combination state, the optimal configuration state of niche influencing factors of photovoltaic agriculture and the optimal niche improvement path of photovoltaic agriculture were explored. We found that the interaction between the six niche influencing factors determines the niche fitness of photovoltaic agriculture, and the changes in the niche fitness and the niche improvement of photovoltaic agriculture are coordinated. It was proposed that the optimal niche improvement path of photovoltaic agriculture in China is “technological innovation → policy formulation → resource allocation → economic improvement → social recognition → environmental protection”, and the research conclusions were further explained and discussed.

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“…Katzman and Matlin took Nebraska and Texas in the United States as examples to analyze the cost-effectiveness and commercial feasibility of a photovoltaic irrigation system. They predicted that photovoltaic applications in agriculture would be more available after 2000 [ 1 ]. In the 21st Century, although the literature still mentioned the application obstacle of photovoltaic in agriculture at the early stage [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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Research on Niche Evaluation of Photovoltaic Agriculture in China

Chen

Wang

2022

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To evaluate the ecological niche of China’s photovoltaic agriculture, this paper firstly analyzed the composition of photovoltaic agriculture and constructed the ecosystem of photovoltaic agriculture. Then, we defined the concept of the ecological niche of photovoltaic agriculture, and based on this the preliminary niche evaluation index system was constructed. Further, redundant indicators in the preliminary index system were deleted based on the rough set theory, and the final niche evaluation index system was constructed. Finally, the ecological niche of photovoltaic agriculture was evaluated using the DANP method and cloud model. We found that the niche level of China’s photovoltaic agriculture is between low and medium levels. Specifically, the level of resource niche is the highest, between medium and high levels; following is policy niche, near medium level; then is environmental niche, which is at a slightly lower medium level; the last three in turn are technology niche, social niche and economic niche. The technology should fully realize the synergistic effect of photovoltaic power generation and agricultural production, and the policy should play better environmental, social and economic functions on this basis to achieve a higher niche level of China’s photovoltaic agriculture.

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The Economics of Adopting Solar Energy Systems for Crop Irrigation

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Is irrigation fit for purpose? A review of the relationships between scheme size and performance of irrigation systems

Is irrigation fit for purpose? A review of the relationships between scheme size and performance of irrigation systems

Research on Niche Improvement Path of Photovoltaic Agriculture in China

Research on Niche Evaluation of Photovoltaic Agriculture in China

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