Training Manual for Irrigators

This document was developed under SolaQua project with the aim of training irrigation associations professionals regarding PVIS technology and business models, and will be used during the training sessions organized by SolaQua project oriented to those professionals.
The document includes information about photovoltaic irrigation systems (PVIS), particularly their main characteristics, ways to evaluate them, and examples of already installed PVIS. It also includes a description of how to use the Self-Assessment Tool to do a preliminary planning of a PVIS, as well as information on how to perform a more detailed simulation of a PVIS using a freely available software called SISIFO. The document ends with a description of the business model proposed in the project.
Along the training sessions and with the support of this training manual, professionals of irrigation associations will be provided with the necessary skills to identify both the suitability of PVIS to their needs, and technical alternatives and providers, as well as to carry out the evaluation of offers and the implementation and management of PVIS.