Water pumping in developing countries
Conference
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OSTI ID:5534160
An analysis of the costs of mechanized irrigation in developing countries is presented. Both conventional (oil, electric) and renewable (solar, wind, biomass) energy sources have been considered as prime movers for small irrigation pumps. A range of renewable energy options, photovoltaic cell arrays powering electric pumpsets, windmill pumpers of the classic American type, and bio-gas powered engines, have been analyzed and the costs of irrigation pumping have been determined as functions of the appropriate variable (cell array prices, solar and wind availability, etc.) in each case. The study highlights the importance of more extensive data collection on renewable resource availability in DCs as well as the need for examining decentralized renewable resource technology in an integrated context of rural energy use.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5534160
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-30372; CONF-810865-9; ON: DE82005238
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
299000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation
DEMAND
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
IRRIGATION
POWER
PUMPING
PUMPS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
290200* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
299000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation
DEMAND
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
IRRIGATION
POWER
PUMPING
PUMPS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES