Developing wind and/or solar powered crop irrigation systems for the great plains

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-245

  Vick, B D ^a   Almas, L K ^b  

^a Conservation and Production Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Crop; Great plains; IRR; Irrigation; Payback; PV; Solar; Texas high plains; Wind; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

GREAT PLAINS; IRR; PAYBACK; PV; SOLAR; TEXAS HIGH PLAINS;

COST REDUCTION; CROPS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; INVESTMENTS; IRRIGATION; MAINTENANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PROFITABILITY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER SUPPLY; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79955459466     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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