Scaling Solar Applications for Agricultural Use

The Scaling Solar Applications for Agricultural Use program has been designed to serve the interests of the farming communities and provide sustainable irrigation solutions to farmers through the deployment of Solar Water Pumping Systems.

Topics Covered

• Energy demands in agriculture
• Water-Energy-Food Climate Nexus
• Solarisation of farms – applications, opportunities and pitfalls
• Crop and Grain Drying
• Space and Water Heating
• Greenhouse Heating
• Challenges of solar energy in greenhouses
• Remote electricity supply (photovoltaic)
• Water pumping
• Ventilation
• Ways to use solar energy to the fullest
• Energy management process
• Economic analysis

Duration

• 1-day