Comet-ME has developed a solar-powered submersible borehole piston pump for off-grid communities and smallholders to use for irrigation and domestic purposes. The device, compatible with PV systems ...

Today, farm irrigation in India relies largely on conventional technologies, which in turn, use traditional sources of energy, predominantly thermal power. However, the supply of electricity generated ...

The winner of the 2017 Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy and Water - announced today (12th June, 2017) - is Futurepump, which manufactures an affordable, highly efficient and portable solar ...

The Indian government is taking concrete steps to reduce reliance on diesel and electric irrigation pumps for agricultural activities, and is pushing for solar-powered systems, which can lower costs ...

Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) plans to install 2,000 solar irrigation pumps under a project -- allowing farmers to sell their unconsumed electricity to the national grid. The solar ...