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SPIS Toolbox - Get Informed - Further Readings
Further Readings
- Allen, R. G., Pereira, L. S., Raes, D. & Smith M. (1998): Crop evapotranspiration – Guidelines for computing crop water requirements. In: FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56. Retrieved from https://appgeodb.nancy.inra.fr/biljou/pdf/Allen_FAO1998.pdf
- Burney, J., Woltering, L., Burke, M., Naylor, R. & Pasternak, D. (2009): Solar-powered drip irrigation enhances food security in the Sudano–Sahel. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107 (5), 1848–1853. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0909678107. Retrieved from http://www.pnas.org/content/107/5/1848.abstract
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie (DGS) (2008): Planning and Installing Photovoltaic Systems: A Guide for Installers, Architects and Engineers: Earthscan (Planning and Installing Series). Retrieved from https://books.google.de/books?id=fMo3jJZDkpUC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Hahn, A., Sass, J. & Fröhlich, C. (2015): Manual and tools for promoting SPIS. Multicountry - Stocktaking and Analysis Report. GFA Consulting Group. Retrieved from https://energypedia.info/wiki/Solar_Powered_Irrigation_Systems_-_Technology,_Economy,_Impacts
- KPMG (2011): The Rising Sun. A point of View on the Solar Energy Sector in India. India. Retrieved from https://www.kpmg.de/docs/The-Rising-Sun.pdf
- NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory (2012): Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Solar Photovoltaics. Retrieved from https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/56487.pdf
- Raghavan, S. V., Bharadwaj, A., Thatte, A. A., Harisch S., Iychettira, K.K., Perumal, R. & Nayak, G. (2010): Harnessing solar energy: Options for India. Center for Study of Science, technology and Policy (CSTEP). High Grounds, Bangalore. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/abyshares24/harnessing-solar-energyoptionsforindiafull-report
- Schmidt, R. (2012): Aplicaciones de Energía Solar Fotovoltaica; Diseño, Implementación, Experiencias.
- Woltering, L., Pasternak, D. & Ndjeunga, J. (2011): The African Market Garden: The Development of an Integrated Horticultural Production System for Smallholder Producers in West Africa. In: Irrigation and Drainage 60 (5), 613-621. doi: 10.1002/ird.610.
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2012): Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS). Geographical Assessment of Solar Resource and Performance of Photovoltaic Technology. Retrieved from http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis.
- Irrigation Association (2017): Irrigation Glossary. Retrieved on http://www.irrigation.org/IAGlossary.
- Meteonorm: Meteonorm Software. Irradiation data for every place on Earth. Retrieved on http://www.meteonorm.com/en/.
- NASA (2016): Surface meteorology and Solar Energy. With the collaboration of Atmospheric Science Data Centre. Retrieved on http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse.
Some mounting / tracking system manufacturers provide product-specific design tools, which can usually be found on the relevant manufacturer’s website.
