IRRIGATION AND ENERGY: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

• Published in: Irrigation and drainage Vol. 69; no. S1; pp. 177 - 185
• Main Authors: Belaud, G., Mateos, L., Aliod, R., Buisson, M.‐C., Faci, E., Gendre, S., Ghinassi, G., Gonzales Perea, R., Lejars, C., Maruejols, F., Zapata, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2020; Wiley
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Agricultural management; Agriculture; Dimensions; Economics; efficience énergétique; Energy; Energy consumption; Energy costs; Energy efficiency; energy production; Energy utilization; Environmental Sciences; Exploitation; farms; France; Irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; irrigation energy efficiency; Irrigation systems; nexus eau–alimentation–énergie; pompage; production d'énergie; pumping; Questions; Renewable energy; stakeholders; Sustainability; Synthesis; Water consumption; Water resources; Water resources management; Water users; water–food–energy nexus; France; energy production; water-food-energy nexus; irrigation energy efficiency; pumping

Water‐efficient agriculture has implied a large increase in energy consumption for irrigation in recent decades. In many irrigation systems, energy costs are now threatening their sustainability. However, new opportunities have arisen for the use of renewable energies in the irrigation sector. These...