Renewable energy
Call for Innovations // Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region - Water and Energy for Food (WE4F)
Are you a MENA-based innovator with a proven solution tackling water and/or energy issues in urban or rural food production? This Call for…
Working Paper // Identifying energy solutions to support development of irrigated agriculture in Ethiopia
By Hua Xie and Dawit Mekonnen. This working paper presents early findings from a country-level planning analysis that aims at identifying energy…
Research article // Photovoltaic-driven microbial protein production can use land and sunlight more efficiently than conventional crops
By Dorian Leger, Silvio Matassa, Elad Noor, Alon Shepon, Ron Milo, and Arren Bar-Even. The cultivation of microbial biomass, which is rich in…
Vacancy // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Specialist at FAO in Barbados
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations is searching for a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Specialist at the Sub-regional Office for the…
Research Article // Multidimensional Role of Agrovoltaics in Era of EU Green Deal: Current Status and Analysis of Water–Energy–Food–Land Dependencies
By Aikaterini Roxani and colleagues. The emerging technology of agrovoltaics offers a balanced solution for both agricultural and renewable energy…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // European Union supports innovative solutions to address siltation of reservoirs in Central Asia
URGENCH, UZBEKISTAN - The inter-sectoral working group composed of experts from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to study the issue of siltation at the…
Project // Water & Energy For Food (WE4F): A Grand Challenge For Development
WE4F is a joint international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Ministry of Foreign…
Research Article // Potential of renewable energy in water-energy-food nexus in Jordan
By Aiman Albatayneh and colleagues. This study analyses the potential of the water-food-energy nexus in Jordan, as there are strong connections…
Research Article // The combined effect of water management and environmental control on the planting of two varieties of garden egg in a partially shaded greenhouse: an energy and yield indicator analysis
By Ike Okosa and colleagues. The objective of this study is to investigate the performance of partially shaded solar greenhouse and water management…
Podcast // Solar as a Crop: Making the water-energy-food nexus profitable for smallholder farmers in India
This episode of the Power for All podcast features an interview with Shilp Verma, discussing how to make the food, water, and energy nexus profitable…
Blog // Stakeholders explore opportunities to finance Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus projects in the Western Balkans
What are the necessary conditions that will pave the way for the implementation of impactful Nexus solutions and investments in the Drin and…
Research Article // Water allocation using system dynamic modelling in the aquaculture integrated with small-scale irrigation systems in Malawi
By Brighton Austin Chunga and colleagues. The agricultural sector is faced with numerous challenges including climate change and water scarcity in…
Nexus Regional Dialogue Central Asia // EU stimulates investment opportunities for development of water and energy infrastructure in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN - The European Union (EU) funded project "Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia" conducted the third intersectoral working group on the…
Nexus Blog // Agrivoltaics Brings Together Agriculture and Power Generation
Intersolar Europe, a leading exhibition for the solar industry, and the accompanying Intersolar Europe Conference will shine their light on…
Research Article // Sustainable Development Goals for the Circular Economy and the Water-Food Nexus: Full Implementation of New Drip Irrigation Technologies in Upper Egypt
By M. A. Abdelzaher and Mohamed M. Awad. The expansion of agricultural and industrial activities is causing unmatched demands for fresh water…