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Solar water pumps provide water in power-hit areas
2017-06-07
As many parts of Odisha are experiencing acute scarcity of drinking water and over 500 piped water supply projects lying defunct, the State Government on Saturday directed the collectors to install solar pump sets in areas where power supply is erratic. Low voltage and frequ...
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Ujjain: Govt offers 90% subsidy on solar water pumps to farmers
2017-05-26
Ujjain: Government of Madhya Pradesh and new and renewable energy department has launched a solar pump programme to solve power crisis in agriculture sector. The purpose of this programme is to enable round the clock power supply to farmers for irrigation purposes. Under the pr...
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Off-grid renewable energy storage market to be worth Rs16,500 crore
2017-05-19
New Delhi: The energy storage market for off-grid renewable energy in India will be worth Rs16,500 crore by 2022, Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said. In an analysis released on Friday, the climate think-tank said rooftop solar al...
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Solar off grid systems are smart way to power all Kenyans
2017-05-09
Kenya’s rate of electrification is one of the fastest in the world. It is part of an audacious plan by the Government to provide universal access to energy by 2020 in the context of Vision 2030. Much has been said about the Last Mile Connectivity Programme. But I...
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Solar pump sets to bail out villagers from water crisis
2017-05-04
Several remote villages in the district are facing acute drinking water shortage during the summer. To overcome water crisis, the Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials are fixing solar powered pump sets to the hand pumps for filling a 5,000 litre capacity synthetic tank. These motors c...
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Solar power water pumps gain popularity in remote villages
2017-04-25
JAIPUR Water pumps run on solar energy are increasingly becoming popular among farmers in the remote corners of Rajasthan, where electricity supply is erratic. The development aims to benefit both the farmers and the government in more ways than one. While th...
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Solar powered water pump reaches pure water to Lalmonirhat villagers
2017-03-14
A woman collects drinking water from the supply line of a solar pump beside her house at Purbo Bejgram village of Tangbhanga union in Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha upazila. Right, the solar power run pump meant for supplying pure water for the villagers. Get Pure Water fro...
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AIB:Renewables continue to grow at a rapid pace across Europe
2017-03-10
Europe ’s dem for renewable electricity continues to grow in 2016. Based on statistics from the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB ) from 2011 to 2016 the market experienced an annual growth (CAGR) of 12,5%. Last year the dem rose by 5% compared to 2015, now reaching nea...
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1200 jobs for Queensland from renewable projects
2017-02-14
NEW large-scale renewable energy projects in Queensland will deliver more than 1200 jobs across the state this year alone. The sun is shining brightest on the north's hard-hit jobs market, with six major solar power projects between Emerald and Cooktown delivering 950 ...
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India Madhya Pradesh Auctions Nation Lowest-priced Solar
2017-02-13
An auction in the India state of Madhya Pradesh has today set a new record low for solar power in the country. The Rewa ultra-mega solar park, a 750 MW joint venture between Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas L...
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Solar Powered Water Pump System Life into Yemeni Farms
2017-01-20
Thanks to Solar powered Pumps for agricultural Irrigation Thanks to solar power pumps, production at this farm in Wadi Dawan and several other farms in Yemen’s province of Hadramout has not stopped despite suffering from massive diesel shortage due to the ongoing...
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Solar makes up 37% of new U.S. large-scale generation in 2016
2017-01-11
We all knew that 2016 was going to be a very good year for the U.S. solar market, however no one could say exactly how good. Yesterday the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) produced a post which provides some of the fir...
