In Spain, farmers and water user authorities have applied a variety of approaches in
modernizing irrigation systems to address the delicate balance between water and energy …

In recent years, pressurized pipe networks have improved the efficiency of irrigation systems
while substantially increasing their energy demand. The progressive rise in energy costs …

Analyses of possible synergies between energy recovery and water management are
essential for achieving sustainable improvements in the performance of irrigation water …

In a world where the availability of water is decreasing, its use must be thoroughly optimized.
Irrigated agricultural systems, as the main user of the planet's fresh water, must improve its …

Increasing of water use efficiency has been a key strategy for dealing with water scarcity in
semiarid countries. In Spain modernization of irrigation schemes has consisted in the …

The efficient and sustainable irrigation mechanism results in reduced water loss and
improved crop productivity. This paper presents a real-time fuzzy inference based …

The energy demand and their associated costs in pressurized irrigation networks together
with water scarcity are currently causing serious challenges for irrigation district's (ID) …

This work focuses on the transformation occurred with the shift from surface to drip irrigation,
looking at three collective irrigation systems in Valencia (Spain). The extension of drip …

A comparative environmental and economic impact analysis between a hybrid pump-as-
turbine/solar pilot system (PAT-PV) and a traditional diesel generator, with the innovation of …

As a result of climate change, higher irrigation water demands are predicted in the future in
pressurized irrigation networks. This will result in larger energy requirements and greater …