Quantifying the energetic cost tradeoffs of photovoltaic pumping systems for Sub-Saharan African smallholder farms
Abstract As solar technology has matured, irrigation using photovoltaic pumping systems (PVPSs) has gained popularity in developing markets as an effective means to alleviate poverty and increase food security. Yet, there remains a barrier to adoption; the upfront costs of PVPSs pose a...
Main Authors: | Liang, ZhiYi, Shorter, Amanda L., Winter, Amos G. |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2023
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151090 |
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