TY - JOUR
TI - Effective utilization of solar energy in sustainable agricultural irrigation a provincial example from Turkiye
AU - Bingola Ali
AU - Arslan Omer
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2023
VL - 27
IS - 4
SP - 3373
EP - 3384
PT - Article
AB - Food supply security is one of the most important problems facing the world  today. Although fertile agricultural lands are decreasing day by day due to  climate change caused by global warming, the demand for food is increasing  with the increasing population from around the world. In addition, energy  input costs in food production are increasing day by day. One of the energy  input costs is the energy spent for agricultural irrigation. Meeting the  energy required for agricultural irrigation from the Sun will both prevent  environmental problems caused by fossil fuels and reduce agricultural  irrigation costs. In this study, the province of Mus, which is one of the  least developed cities in Turkey, with a high potential for agriculture and  solar energy, is considered as a case study. In this study, firstly, the  equipment that can be used in the solar-powered irrigation system was  determined, after the necessary formulas and calculations were made in  detail, finally, the cost analysis of this irrigation system was made and  the time that the system could pay for itself was calculated. With this  study, when the size of a field and the distance of the water source from  the field are known, the required water pump size, PV panel size and  installation cost can be easily calculated. Thus, a tool has been developed  that can be easily used by every farmer. It is believed that this program  will make a great contribution to encouraging farmers to en-gage in  irrigated agriculture by utilizing solar energy.