SPIS Toolbox - Abbreviations
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Introduction
The Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is designed to enable advisors, service providers and practitioners in the field of solar irrigation to provide broad hands-on guidance to end-users, policy-makers and financiers. Risks related to system efficiency, financial viability and the unsustainable use of water resources can thus be minimized. The Toolbox comprises informative modules supplemented with user-friendly software tools (calculations sheets, checklists, guidelines). read more
Modules and tools touch upon:
- assessing the water requirements,
- comparing the financial viability,
- determining farm profitability and payback of investment in SPIS,
- sustainably design and maintain a SPIS,
- highlight critical workmanship quality aspects,
- and many more.
Abbreviations
| Ah | Ampere Hour |
| CWR | Crop Water Requirement |
| DC/AC | Direct Current / Alternating Current |
| ET | Evapotranspiration |
| EUR | Euro |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FI(s) | Financial Institution(s) |
| Gd | Daily Global Irradiation |
| GIZ | Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit |
| GIWR | Gross Irrigation Water Requirement |
| GPFI | Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion |
| HERA | GIZ Program Poverty-oriented Basic Energy Services |
| HT | Total Head |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IRR | Internal Rate of Return |
| IWR | Irrigation Water Requirement |
| JOYWO | Joyful Women Organization |
| KSh | Kenyan Shilling |
| MFI(s) | Micro Financial Institution(s) |
| MNRE | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| MPPT | Maximum Power Point Tracking |
| NABARD | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NIWR | Net Irrigation Water Requirement |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| m2 | Square meter |
| PAYGO | Pay-as-you-go |
| PV | Photovoltaic |
| PVP | Photovoltaic Pump |
| SACCOs | Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization |
| SAT | Side Acceptance Test |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SPIS(s) | Solar Powered Irrigation System(s) |
| STC | Standard Test Conditions |
| TC | Temperature Coefficient |
| USD | US Dollar |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| Vd | Daily Crop Water Requirement |
| W | Watt |
| Wp | Watt Peak |
