An Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy Sources

Testa, Riccardo; Tudisca, Salvatore

doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2016.100.102

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“…Under the United Nations "Sustainable Energy for All" agenda, there is a goal to double the share of renewable energy globally by 2030 [10] and also to reduce the per capita consumption [11]. Renewable Energy Sources like solar, wind, hydro-power, geothermal, biomass, owing to their easy availability, environmental safety and inflation protection [12] are beneficial over conventional sources. Solar energy is beneficial over other renewable sources because of its modular nature, low costs, reliability or persistence, control of emissions, air, soil and water contamination from fossil fuels [13].…”

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Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture with Special Reference to North Western Himalayan Region

Mir

Bahar

Mehdi

et al. 2021

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The UN Sustainability Goals emphasise on use of renewable sources of energy viz wind, solar, hydro power, biomass etc which are increasingly becoming important in the global energy mix. India with a 900 GW potential, aims to have 175 GW by 2022 and about 40% of total power production from renewable sources by 2030 with solar source contributing the most (83 %). Solar energy is the most fundamental renewable energy resource with many agricultural applications. The abundance of solar energy makes it suitable for electricity and thermal applications and hence can be used in agriculture in photovoltaic electricity generation, powering irrigation, crop and grain drying, pesticide application, green house heating and ventilation, cold storages etc. North western Himalayan regions are energy-poor with high energy requirements. Low ambient temperature, high Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) and Direct Net Irradiance (DNI) of 4.8-6.43 kWh per square metre per day indicate huge solar potential, higher solar photovoltaic electricity and solar thermal production efficiency. Solar energy can replace or supplement conventional sources used for domestic and agricultural applications in the region. However, the use of solar energy is limited by policy and regulatory obstacles, financial obstacles, land availability constraints and low PV conversion efficiency. Hence a robust policy, financial measures and technological refinement are needed to remove the bottlenecks. In this paper, attempts have been made to discuss solar energy use in agriculture, scope in the north western Himalayan region of India and future recommended strategies.

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Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture with Special Reference to North Western Himalayan Region

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Bahar

Mehdi

et al. 2021

CJAST

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Measurement and comparison of different dimensions of renewable energy policy implementation in the agricultural sector

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Choobchian,

Azadi

2024

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

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Management of Resource-Saving and Energy-Saving Technologies as an Innovative Direction of Agri-Food Enterprise Restructuring

Markina

Diachkov

Bodnarchuk

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Int. J. Innovation Technol. Management

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The paper deals with the analysis of the resources and energy consumption at different levels of economic management. The most effective management tools are characterized. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the use of different types of resources by agri-food enterprises is carried out. Using the results of the analysis, a model that takes into account the features of general and specific for agri-food enterprises’ types of resources is proposed. The practical significance of this model lies in accumulating the most effective resource-saving and energy-saving technologies of renewable and non-renewable resources of agro-sphere (according to experience in application by different countries).

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An Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy Sources

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture with Special Reference to North Western Himalayan Region

Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture with Special Reference to North Western Himalayan Region

Measurement and comparison of different dimensions of renewable energy policy implementation in the agricultural sector

Management of Resource-Saving and Energy-Saving Technologies as an Innovative Direction of Agri-Food Enterprise Restructuring

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