A new study finds that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems have the potential to meet more than a third of the water needs for crops in small-scale farms across sub-Saharan Africa. In sub ...

Ripan Deb, a 37 year old farmer putting water to his field through a solar-powered water pump which was installed in his field with the help of the Government of Tripuras subsidised policy in ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the energy industry. This article is more than 10 years old. Pashupathy Gopalan, President of SunEdison for the Asia ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Giving women loans to buy solar panels for irrigation - and access to land - can help them ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunnova Energy International, Inc. (“Sunnova”) (NYSE: NOVA), a leading U.S. Energy as a Service (EaaS) provider, is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Seeding ...

Researchers at Cornell University in the U.S. have developed a novel optimization model for agrivoltaic site design and benefits, which was demonstrated using irrigation-optimization relative to ...

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 ...

Eight years after quitting her IT job, Linda Kamau stands in a sun-baked field watching solar panels power water pumps.Her solar irrigation service company, Sow Precise Africa, has become a beacon of ...

CAWAYAN, Masbate — The National Irrigation Administration in Bicol allotted P20 million worth of first solar-powered irrigation projects here to help the farmers boost their palay production. The ...

In a bid to boost agricultural productivity and cut input costs, the double-engine government is actively promoting solar-powered irrigation across Uttar Pradesh. More than 93,062 farmers have already ...