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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Economic Evaluation of Wind Energy as an Alternative to Natural Gas Powered Irrigation
Autores: | Guerrero,   Bridget L.; Amosson,   Stephen H.; Marek,   Thomas H.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.
Data: | 2010-05-01
Ano: | 2010
Palavras-chave: | Electricity; Irrigation; Natural gas; Wind energy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q20; Q42.
Resumo: | High natural gas prices have agricultural producers searching for alternative energy sources for irrigation. The economic feasibility of electric and hybrid (electric/wind) systems are evaluated as alternatives to natural gas powered irrigation. Texas Panhandle and Southern Kansas farms are assessed with a quarter-mile sprinkler system, three crops, and two pumping lifts. Breakeven points identify the price at which conversion from a natural gas irrigation system to an electric or hybrid system is cost effective. Results indicate electricity is a more feasible energy source for irrigation and policy changes such as net metering are necessary to make hybrid systems viable.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/90680
Relação: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics&gt;Volume 42, Number 02, May 2010