Solar-powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)
Devex // Opinion: How to Keep Africa’s Boom in Solar-Powered Irrigation From Going Bust
By: Miriam Otoo and Petra Schmitter. Solar-powered irrigation pumps are without a doubt one of Africa’s most promising solutions to climate change…
Nexus Blog // Vers une féminisation de la technologie du concept Nexus Eau-Energie-Alimentation au Kollo (Niger)
Pour mettre du sien dans la lutte contre les effets du changement climatique, la Coordination Nationale des Usagers*ères des Ressources Naturelles de…
Pompage Solaire // Investigation de l’impact des installations de pompage solaire sur la consommation d’eau et la situation socio-économique d’un agriculteur dans 3 zones pilotes au Maroc
Cette étude vise à mieux comprendre comment la conversion au pompage solaire peut influencer la consommation d'eau et les conditions…
Study // Solarising Groundwater Irrigation in India: A Growing Debate
By Nitin Bassi. India’s carbon footprint in agriculture is on the rise. Heavy subsidies for electricity and diesel to pump groundwater for irrigated…
Water-Energy-Food Nexus Assessment of Solar Energy Farming Interactions // The Azraq Case in Jordan with Insights from India
By Mohammad Al-Saidi. This report focuses on experiences with solar energy farming (SEF), and in particular the solar energy farming project in the…
Solar Water Pumping // Solar Pumping for Irrigation: Improving Livelihoods and Sustainability
Irrigation improves yields, reduces vulnerability to changing rainfall patterns, and enables multiple cropping practices. This can stimulate…
Publication // Grow Solar, Save Water, Double Farmer Income
By The World Bank Group (2020). This extensive report from Rajasthan, India, sheds light on the state of the local water-energy-agriculture Nexus and…
Nexus Publicación // Manual de Capacitación Equipo Móvil de Bombeo Solar
Desarrollar y fortalecer capacidades de asesoramiento técnico y formulación de proyectos de agua, energía solar y producción de alimentos, en…
Presentation // Solar irrigation in the MENA region
By International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Presented by IWMI’s Alvar Closas at the IWMI/WLE led session on "Solar irrigation in the MENA…
Publication // Mapping Policy for Solar Irrigation Across the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus in India
By Christopher Beaton, Purva Jain, Mini Govindan, Vibhuti Garg, Rashmi Murali, Dimple Roy, Andrea Bassi, Georg Pallaske. This paper seeks to assist…
SPIS // Solar Pumping: The Basics
By the World Bank. Solar photovoltaic water pumping (SWP) uses energy from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to power an electric water pump. The entire…