Potential for Using of Renewable Energy Sources for Irrigation at Small Agricultural Areas: Case Study Selnica Podravska, Croatia

Abstract

Bojan Đurin, Karlo Leskovar and Karolina Milosavljevic

Renewable energy sources are available for practical usage at almost every location in the world. Irrigation of the agricultural areas requires energy, where renewable energy sources are very appropriate for such usage. Very often agricultural areas are located on isolated and remote areas, where sometimes electric energy from electric grid is not available or it is too expensive. In this situation, renewable energy sources are very suitable for water pumping. This paper will present a real case study of possible application of renewable energy sources for water pumping at a family agricultural farm in Selnica Podravska, located in northern part of Croatia. There is a plan to build an irrigation system for Dwarf French bean (lat. Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for an area of 1978m2 . Available water resource is ground water. Particular renewable energy sources will be considered, as well as their potential for production of electric energy for water pumping.

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