The developing agri-food sector significantly boosts food production and plays a crucial role
in resolving the global food crisis. This development is valuable when accompanied by …

The deficit in electricity and high diesel costs affects the pumping requirements of community
water supplies and irrigation; so using solar energy for water pumping is a promising …

Energy is the largest overhead cost in the production of agricultural greenhouse crops in
temperate climates. Moreover, the initial cost of fossil fuels and traditional energy are …

Diesel-powered pumps are widely employed in farming and grassland irrigation. However,
there can be problems of reliability and availability where fuel supply is erratic and …

Photovoltaic generation is one of the cleanest forms of energy conversion available. One of
the advantages offered by solar energy is its potential to provide sustainable electricity in …

Photovoltaic industry has been an important development direction of China's strategic
emerging industries since 2012, and more and more attentions have been paid to broaden …

The research developments with renewable energy source water pumping systems
(RESWPSs) are reviewed in this paper. The reported investigations are categorized into five …

The aim of this study is to present a new hybrid solar-biomass dryer and carry out thermal
analysis based on energy and exergo-sustainability analysis considering all the available …

Quantitative reliability assessment of photovoltaic (PV) power system is an indispensable
technology to assure reliable and utility-friendly integration of PV generation. This paper …

Water and energy are the key drivers of agricultural production while the world is facing
severe energy and water crisis. Increasing crop production per unit area for the increasing …