Assess the potential of solar irrigation systems for sustaining pasture lands in arid regions - A case study in Northwestern China

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3176-3182

  Yu, Yingdong ^a   Liu, Jiahong ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Liu, Miao ^a  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

China; Grassland; Photovoltaic pumping; Qinghai Province; Solar irrigation system

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUMPS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLAR ENERGY;

CHINA; GRASSLAND; PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING; QINGHAI PROVINCE; SOLAR IRRIGATION SYSTEM;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ARID REGION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PASTURE; PERMAFROST; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PUMPING; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER LEVEL; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; QINGHAI;

EID: 79955470924     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.02.028     Document Type: Article

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