Developing a hybrid solar/wind powered irrigation system for crops in the great plains

39th ASES National Solar Conference 2010, SOLAR 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 159-183

  Vick, Brian D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SMALL SCALE; WINTER CROPS; WINTER MONTHS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROFITABILITY;

CROPS;

EID: 84867258505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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