agriculture

• Solar Energy Use in U.S. Agriculture Overview and Policy Issues (2011)-

  This report was written by Irene M. Xiarchos and Brian Vick of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). It focuses on the use of solar energy and the policy issues pertaining to it in the agricultural market, including a focus on solar thermal.

• Solar Water Heating Solutions (2011)-

  This report from NuVision Renewables gives an overview of solar thermal heating technology. It focuses on residential, commercial and agricultural applications and examines the economic benefits of three case studies for these systems.

• Solar Thermal Heating User Guide (2007)-

• Farming the Sun: Small-Scale Solar Technologies for Agriculture -
  This document is a fact sheet on solar electricity applications and solar thermal applications for the farming sector.
   
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• Barriers to Technology Diffusion: the Case of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006)-

  This joint paper from the OECD and IEA (October 2006) looks into the different barriers that exist which prevent solar thermal technologies to deliver its real potential. Next to listing the barriers, the document also looks into means to overcome these, the existing technologies & markets and identifies best practices which can be used by policy makers in both industrialised and developing countries.

  Three barriers to diffusion are analysed in more detail:

  (1) Technical barriers,

  (2) Economic barriers and