Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar Plateau
The agriculture sector in Pakistan has a significant amount of potential in terms of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy production and consumption. Most of the farm machinery on agriculture farms runs on high-cost fossil fuels and is also our source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Utiliz...
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| author | Muhammad Saadullah Khan Saddam Hussain Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema Tahir Iqbal Shoaib Rashid Saleem Muhammad Sohail Waqas |
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| description | The agriculture sector in Pakistan has a significant amount of potential in terms of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy production and consumption. Most of the farm machinery on agriculture farms runs on high-cost fossil fuels and is also our source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Utilizing renewable energy (RE) technology in the agriculture sector will reduce the cost of agricultural farming and will lower GHG emissions. The objective of this study is to determine and compare the solar and wind energy potential for the different districts in the Potohar region of Pakistan. The solar and wind energy data are obtained from HOMER Pro, RETScreen, and the weather station of the National Center of Industrial Biotechnology (NCIB), PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. The results obtained are analyzed and compared which depicts that the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan has a significant amount of solar potential for its application in agriculture. This article gives an overview of renewable solar and wind energy potential and its applications for farmers and ranchers to make RE a rising source of energy and rural income in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48995456e0974ea5838afbc726ebee4d2023-11-17T10:58:14ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312022-12-012311510.3390/environsciproc2022023015Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar PlateauMuhammad Saadullah Khan0Saddam Hussain1Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema2Tahir Iqbal3Shoaib Rashid Saleem4Muhammad Sohail Waqas5National Center for Industrial Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanNational Center for Industrial Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanNational Center for Industrial Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanFaculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanFaculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanSoil Conservation Group, Agriculture Department (Field Wing), Government of the Punjab, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanThe agriculture sector in Pakistan has a significant amount of potential in terms of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy production and consumption. Most of the farm machinery on agriculture farms runs on high-cost fossil fuels and is also our source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Utilizing renewable energy (RE) technology in the agriculture sector will reduce the cost of agricultural farming and will lower GHG emissions. The objective of this study is to determine and compare the solar and wind energy potential for the different districts in the Potohar region of Pakistan. The solar and wind energy data are obtained from HOMER Pro, RETScreen, and the weather station of the National Center of Industrial Biotechnology (NCIB), PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. The results obtained are analyzed and compared which depicts that the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan has a significant amount of solar potential for its application in agriculture. This article gives an overview of renewable solar and wind energy potential and its applications for farmers and ranchers to make RE a rising source of energy and rural income in Pakistan.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/23/1/15renewable energysustainable agricultureclimate changeagriculture farmsolar energywind energy |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Saadullah Khan Saddam Hussain Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema Tahir Iqbal Shoaib Rashid Saleem Muhammad Sohail Waqas Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar Plateau Environmental Sciences Proceedings renewable energy sustainable agriculture climate change agriculture farm solar energy wind energy |
| title | Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar Plateau |
| title_full | Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar Plateau |
| title_fullStr | Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar Plateau |
| title_short | Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) Potential and Its Application for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: A Case Study of Potohar Plateau |
| title_sort | hybrid renewable energy sources solar and wind potential and its application for sustainable agriculture in pakistan a case study of potohar plateau |
| topic | renewable energy sustainable agriculture climate change agriculture farm solar energy wind energy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/23/1/15 |
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