A review of sustainable solar irrigation systems for Sub-Saharan Africa

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A review of sustainable solar irrigation systems for Sub-Saharan Africa

This investigation focused on the research undertaken on solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technologies for pumping water generally for irrigation of remote rural farms specifically considering the Sub-Saharan African region. Solar PV systems have been researched extensively for irrigation p...

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Main Authors:	Wazed, Saeed Mohammed, Hughes, Ben Richard, O'Connor, Dominic, Calautit, John Kaiser
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier 2018
Subjects:	Solar energy; Solar water pumping; Photovoltaics; Concentrated solar thermal; Stirling engine; Irrigation
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47417/

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