An evaluation of the use of renewable energy to pump water in Sacala las Lomas, Guatemala

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 837-846

  Granich, Will ^a   Elmore, Andrew Curtis ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Guatemala; PV array; Renewable energy; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; GUATEMALA; MULTI-STAGE; OFF-GRID SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; POTENTIAL POWER; PUMP SYSTEM; PV ARRAYS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR PANELS; WEATHER STATIONS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GROUNDWATER; PUMPS; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; MAINTENANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRESSURE GRADIENT; PUMP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER STATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 77955087300     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0395-8     Document Type: Article

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