Alternative & renewable energy industries

Solar Energy in Agriculture

Principles and Applications

by Priyabrata Santra, Ranjay Kumar Singh, Surendra Poonia & Dilip Jain

Description

The book focuses on all the possible options of solar energy use and generation in Agriculture sector. The book covers basic fundamentals of solar energy resources and technologies are discussed in detail. Overall, the book contains 23 chapters. Out of these, first two chapters focus on solar energy use pattern in agriculture sector in India at present time along with future scopes. The next eight chapters (Chapter No. 3-10) give a basic knowledge on fundamental principles of solar photovoltaic and thermal technologies. Last 13 chapters (Chapter No. 11-23) presents the applications of solar thermal and photovoltaic technology in different farm operations and postharvest processing in agriculture sector. The book will cater the needs for students, researchers, various stakeholders, entrepreneurs etc by providing valuable information on solar energy and its applications specifically focusing on agriculture.

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Author Biography

Priyabatra Santra, Ranjay Kumar Singh, Surendra Poonia, Dilip Jain ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur Rajasthan 345 001, India

NIPA

NIPA

Publishes Agriculture, Plant, Horticultural Sciences, Food, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Geology. Online Language, Communication Skill Courses Certified by MHRD (GoI).

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher NIPA
  • Publication Date September 2019
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9789387973848
  • Publication Country or regionIndia
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 161.56 USD
  • Pages300
  • ReadershipCollege/Tertiary Education
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleEnglish
  • Original Language AuthorsEnglish
  • Edition1st
  • Copyright Year2020
  • Dimensions6 X 9 inches

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