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SPIS Toolbox - Design - Further Readings
Introduction
Do want to know all about SPIS – Solar Powered Irrigation System : Please go to the newly launched standalone Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) website (www.spis-toolbox.org) , featuring three SPIS toolbox:
- Toolbox for beginners,
- Toolbox for farmers (new SPIS Web based App – to calculate design of the pumps),
- the Toolbox for experts - the updated version - Version 6
and additional resources (Publication about SPIS).
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.
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Further Reading, Links and Tools
Links
- Alfredson, T. & Cungu´, A. (2008): Negotiation Theory and Practice. A Review of the Literature. FAO. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/docs/up/easypol/550/4-5_negotiation_background_paper_179en.pdf
- Food and Agriculture Organization: Land & Water. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/land-water/en/
- GRUNDFOS. Retrieved from http://de.grundfos.com/
- The Grundfos sizing software is called WebCAPS and can be found at http://net.grundfos.com/Appl/WebCAPS. It works only for the company’s borepump products, the SQF range, although the site gives you the option of selecting surface pumps.
- Irrigation Association (2017): Irrigation Glossary. Retrieved from http://www.irrigation.org/IAGlossary
- LORENTZ: Submersible Solar Pumps. Retrieved from https://www.lorentz.de/products-and-technology/pump-types/submersible-solar-pumps
- NASA (2016): Surface meteorology and Solar Energy. With the cooperation of Atmospheric Science Data Centre. Retrieved from http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse
SPIS tools
- DESIGN – Site Data Collection Tool
- DESIGN – SPIS Tool
- DESIGN – Pump Suitability Check Selection Tool
- DESIGN – Pressure Loss Tool
- DESIGN – Farm Analysis Tool
- DESIGN – Simplified Financial Viability Calculation
The following tools that are assigned to other Modules are also relevant:
- SAFEGUARD WATER – Water Requirement Tool
- IRRIGATE – Soil Tool
