SPIS (Solar-powered-Irrigation)
Nexus Blog // The double-edged sword of solar-powered irrigation systems
By Stephanie Bilgram and Irene Sander. More than 100 participants from different regions and time-zones joined the 4th session of the FAO WEF Nexus…
Return on Investment Case Study // Accelerating Solar Water Pump Sales in Kenya
This Return on Investment case study by Winrock International shows an increase in gross profits of up to 186% within one to two crop seasons after…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Nexus Newsletter, Issue N°13, August 2022
The Nexus Newsletter is filled with project updates including activities, milestones and achievements as well as the latest news on the WEF Nexus,…
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…
Infographic // Solar Water Pumping - ready for mainstreaming?
Infographic by the Worldbank showing the price history of PV solar cells, a diesel-vs-solar cost calculation, possible flow, lifespan and challenges…
Research Article // Financial feasibility of developing solar groundwater irrigation in Ghana
By Hua Xie and Claudia Ringler. This study finds that solar-powered groundwater irrigation is a financially viable energy solution across most…
Nexus Blog // In a remote Andean village in Peru, Nexus connects an ancestral lagoon, guinea pigs and solar energy
This article presents a demonstration project of the Nexus Regional Dialogue in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), co-financed by the European…
JRC Technical Report // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Interactions Assessment: Renewable Energy Sources to support Water Access and Quality in West Africa
By Kougias I., Szabó S., Scarlat N., Monforti F., Banja M., Bódis K., Moner-Girona M. Mitigating the big challenges of access to clean water, energy…
Workshop // Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) in Santiago, Chile
The BMZ / EU Nexus Regional Dialogue Programme in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and with the…
Getting Pumped // A Quest to Finance Solar Irrigation in Kenya
By Evgenia Sokolova. Solar pumping is a well established technology. However, financing solar irrigation can often be difficult, especially for small…
Research Article // Sustainable Groundwater Management in India Needs a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach
By Aditi Mukherji. This paper traces the historical evolution of WEF policies in the post Green Revolution period and weaves a narrative of how these…
Call for tenders // Innovative analyses on Agri-Solar business models in the MENA region and Niger Basin
RES4Africa opens tender for innovative analyses on Agri-Solar business models in the MENA region and Niger Basin. RES4Africa's Project aims at…
Publication // Capacity development for solar-powered irrigation
This is an abstract of an article that originally appeared in Rural21 (rural21.com), an international journal for rural development. The article…
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…
Nexus Blog // En un remoto pueblo andino de Perú, el Nexo conecta una laguna ancestral, cuyes y la energía solar
Este artículo presenta un proyecto piloto del Diálogo Regional de Nexo en América Latina y el Caribe, cofinanciado por la Comisión Europea y el…