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 ...

The crows started it. I noticed that they often played in the puddle that formed in a rock garden next door when it rained. I like the crows; they’ve rewarded my frequent conversation attempts with ...

Following Bangladesh’s great achievement in expanding over 4.5 million of solar home systems to provide electricity in rural areas, the World Bank is supporting the government’s effort to install ...

RIZAL, Kalinga(PIA) – The recently completed solar-powered irrigation pump in the municipality of Rizal in Kalinga province is now irrigating 72 hectares of riceland benefitting 60 farmers. The Santor ...

Around 45 percent of Bangladesh’s work force is employed in agriculture, which represents an important sector in the country’s economy. Farmers use irrigation pumps to ensure adequate and consistent ...

Studies show solar pumps lead to more water extraction than diesel pumps, raising fears of worsening Pakistan’s already ...

In a Policy Forum, Soumya Balasubramanya and colleagues argue that the carbon emissions reductions gleaned from the rapidly expanding transition to solar-powered groundwater irrigation by ...

The solar boom has coincided with the rapid depletion of water tables in Pakistan's most populous province, according to ...