Suitable and optimal locations for implementing photovoltaic water pumping systems for grassland irrigation in China

P.E. Campana, S. Leduc, M. Kim, Amy Olsson (), J. Zhang, John Liu (), F. Kraxner, I. McCallum, H. Li and J. Yan

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 185, issue P2, 1879-1889

Abstract: Grassland plays a key role for the food security of China because of the large number of livestock raised in those areas. Thus, grassland degradation due to climate change and overgrazing is considered as one of the most severe environmental and economic threat for the future sustainable development of China. Photovoltaic water pumping systems for irrigation can play a fundamental role for the conservation of grassland areas.

Keywords: Photovoltaic water pumping; Grassland; Irrigation; Optimization; Spatial analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.004

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