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Pumping Water for Irrigation Using Solar Energy Page 7 Figure 8a. Net cost comparison for irrigation power sources as size of land to be irrigated increases. The system at 1989 prices is competitive for irrigated land area of 1.5 ha or less. ECONOMICS AND THE FUTURE The cost of photovoltaic-powered water pumping systems is decreasing. The cot of photovoltaic modules has fallen 400 percent in the last 30 years and this trend continues. Photovoltaic technology also continues to improve the power conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic cell. Increases in photovoltaic cell efficiency decrease the cost of photovoltaic power, because fewer modules are required to produce the same amount of power. While the cost of photovoltaic power is decreasing, the cost of power derived from fossil fuels is increasing. In an effort to understand the combined effect of these trends on the economic viability of photovoltaic power for irrigation, a theoretical scenario of future power costs was developed. Figure 8b shows the results of these calculations. At the present time (1989), the cost of a semi- crystalline silicon module is $9.00/Wp.9 Figure 8b shows the net present cost of a photovoltaic power supply for an irrigated land area of 5 ha (12.4 ac) at a module cost of $7.00/Wp, $3.00/Wp, and $1.00/Wp. It also shows the effect of increases in fuel cost on the net present cost of the diesel system, gasoline system, and electric grid with two-mile mainline installation system. The $7.00/Wp photovoltaic system became competitive with the gasoline system for an irrigated land area of 5 ha (12.4 ac) at a gasoline fuel price of $2.70/gallon which was 170 percent higher than the 1989 price. The $3.00/Wp photovoltaic system became competitive with the gasoline system at a fuel price of $1.90/gallon which was 90 percent higher than the 1989 price. The $1.00/Wp price made the photovoltaic system competitive with gasoline with an increase in the gasoline fuel price of 50 percent, to $1.50/gallon. The $3.00/Wp photovoltaic system was competitive with an electric grid system (with two-mile mainline installation) when the cost of electricity was increased by 300 percent from the current price of $0.80/kWh to $0.32/kWh.PDF Image | Pumping Water for Irrigation Using Solar Energy
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