Solar Water Pumps Save 1,500 Liters of Diesel Fuel Per Year Every 2.5 Acres

AgrisolarAI is revolutionizing agriculture by extracting niche data from scientific studies on solar-powered water pumps. This technology offers significant benefits, including cost savings—up to 1,500 liters of diesel per hectare annually, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions—up to 26.5 tons CO2eq/ha/year. Moreover, farmers can increase revenues by selling carbon credits. AgrisolarAI focuses on studies comparing solar and diesel pumps, highlighting solar irrigation’s economic and environmental advantages, thereby promoting sustainable agriculture.

The following scientific publications have been identified by AgisolarAI, and their data, methods of analysis, and findings are in the process of being included in AgrisolarAI’s data set. These include comprehensive studies from India and Sub-Saharan Africa comparing solar and diesel water pumps, evaluations of solar-powered systems for irrigation, and technical assessments of photovoltaic water pumping systems. Each study offers insights into the economic, environmental, and social impacts of solar irrigation, highlighting its viability and efficiency over traditional methods. AgrisolarAI’s integration of these studies will provide a robust, data-driven foundation for advancing solar irrigation solutions in agriculture.

Cost and Reliability Comparison Between Solar and Diesel Powered Pumps: This study indicates that switching small-scale farmers from diesel water pumps to solar power water pumps will save 1,500 liters of diesel fuel every 2.5 acres is the one conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in India ⁵. The study evaluated the economic and environmental impacts of solar irrigation pumps in comparison to diesel pumps in the states of Bihar and Gujarat. The study found that solar pumps reduced the annual diesel consumption by 1,500 liters per hectare (equivalent to 2.5 acres), saving about $1,200 per year for farmers.
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph240/xiao-s1/docs/self-jul08.pdf

Solar or Diesel: A Comparison of Costs for Groundwater-Fed Irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: This study focused on diesel and solar energy as the two main off-grid solutions for powering groundwater-fed irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa. It suggests that the analysis could be extended in the future to include other options such as on-grid electric pumps and manual treadle pumps
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020EF001611

A Review of Solar-Powered Water Pumping Systems: This study reviewed solar photovoltaic water pumping systems (SPWPS), emphasizing the importance of proper system sizing, which includes elements such as PV array configuration and storage tank capacity, for maintaining reliability and meeting daily water demand
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364032118300261

Solar Powered Water Pumping Systems for Irrigation: This comprehensive study highlighted solar energy as a promising alternative to conventional electricity and diesel-based pumping systems, especially for irrigation purposes. It discussed the use of photovoltaic technology to convert solar energy into electrical energy for operating water pumps
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785320327073

Review of Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping System Technology: This study focused on updating solar water pumping technology, including performance analysis, optimum sizing, degradation of PV generators, and advances in PV materials and efficiency improvements
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115003536

Technical Modelling of Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping System: Recent literature in this field has shown that photovoltaic water pumping systems are sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective. This study also underlined the technical feasibility and reliability of these systems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023033121

Economic Evaluation Comparison of Solar Water Pumping System with Gasoline Fuel for Rice Cultivation: This study proposed a design and economic evaluation of water pumping systems using solar energy and gasoline fuel for rice cultivation, comparing the costs and efficiencies of both systems
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.7567/JJAP.54.08KH01

Techno-Economical Study of Solar Water Pumping System: This study noted the environmental benefits of using solar water pumping systems (SWPS) over diesel generators, emphasizing the reduction in emissions of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides
https://www.rees-journal.org/articles/rees/full_html/2021/01/rees210078/rees210078.html

Performance Comparison of Diesel and Solar Photovoltaic Power Generating Systems for Underground Water Pumping: This study aimed to compare the performance of diesel and solar PV stand-alone power generating systems specifically for underground water pumping.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271927975

Evaluation of Solar Powered Water Pumping System: This study quantified the CO2 and CO emissions saved by using PV systems for water pumping instead of diesel generators
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19397038.2018.1482967

We are in the process of incorporating the following studies into AgrisolarAI’s customization, enhancing our AI’s capabilities by training the Large Language Model (LLM) with these new resources.

(1) Socio-Economic and Environmental Analyses of Solar Irrigation. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/11/6834.
(2) undefined. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/brief/solar-pumping.
(3) Solar water pumps: cheaper, easier but routinely underestimated. https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2021/06/30/solar-water-pumps-cheaper-easier-but-routinely-underestimated/.
(4) . https://bing.com/search?q=solar+water+pumps+diesel+savings.
(5) Solar water pumps – cheaper, easier but routinely underestimated. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/01/solar-water-pumps-cheaper-easier-but-routinely-underestimated/.
(6) Solar Water Pumps and Systems | Efficient, Simple & Reliable. https://thesolarstore.com/solar-water-pumping-c-53.html.
(7) undefined. https://solarmagazine.com/solar-water-pumps/.
(8) https://bing.com/search?q=solar+water+pumps+diesel+savings+studies.
(9) COST AND RELIABILITY COMPARISON BETWEEN SOLAR AND DIESEL POWERED PUMPS. http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph240/xiao-s1/docs/self-jul08.pdf.
(10) undefined. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-12/implementing-solar-irrigation-sustainably.pdf

Source: AgrisolarAI Conversation: 11/26/2023