Assessing Crop Water Requirements and a Case for Renewable-Energy-Powered Pumping System for Wheat, Cotton, and Sorghum Crops in Sudan

Climate change is changing global weather patterns, with an increase in droughts expected to impact crop yields due to water scarcity. Crops can be provided with water via underground pumping systems to mitigate water shortages. However, the energy required to pump water tends to be expensive and ha...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2021-12, Vol.14 (23), p.8133
Main Authors: Khan, Zafar A., Imran, Muhammad, Umer, Jamal, Ahmed, Saeed, Diemuodeke, Ogheneruona E., Abdelatif, Amged Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agriculture
Alternative energy sources
Capital costs
Case studies
Cereal crops
Climate change
Climatic conditions
crop water requirement
Crop yield
Crops
CROPWAT
Drought
Emissions
Energy requirements
Energy sources
Food security
Groundwater
Hazardous areas
International organizations
Irrigation
irrigation management
Pumping
Rain
Renewable energy sources
Renewable resources
Rivers
Soils
Sorghum
System effectiveness
Water requirements
Water scarcity
Water shortages
Weather patterns
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Summary:Climate change is changing global weather patterns, with an increase in droughts expected to impact crop yields due to water scarcity. Crops can be provided with water via underground pumping systems to mitigate water shortages. However, the energy required to pump water tends to be expensive and hazardous to the environment. This paper explores different sites in Sudan to assess the crop water requirements as the first stage of developing renewable energy sources based on water pumping systems. The crop water requirements are calculated for different crops using the CROPWAT and CLIMWAT simulation tools from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Further, the crop water requirements are translated into electrical energy requirements. Accurate calculations of the energy needed will help in developing cost-effective energy systems that can help in improving yields and reducing carbon emissions. The results suggest that the northern regions tend to have higher energy demands and that the potential for renewable energy should be explored in these regions, which are more susceptible to drought and where crops tend to be under higher stress due to adverse climate conditions.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14238133