A first-in-the-nation project to build solar panels over irrigation canals will get underway later this year in Stanislaus County. Turlock Irrigation District expects to break ground in the fall on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. National Arboretum is "going green" with the installation of its first solar-powered drip irrigation system that will save electricity and water at the 446-acre facility operated by the ...

Using renewable energy to water crops, poor rice farmers are growing vegetables to feed their families and earn an income JHARKHAND, India, July 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Chotanagpur ...

Heifer Nigeria has launched solar-powered irrigation pumps to enhance farming irrespective of weather conditions. It is under the Finance Leasing guarantee scheme with farmers having access to ...

ICRIER report says Bihar's current development model is failing to lift incomes due to an unremunerative farm sector and ...

It's long been established doctrine in international development circles that diesel engines are the most cost-effective tools for pumping water and powering villages. But Robert Freling has been ...

Lucknow: More than 93,062 farmers benefited from the distribution of solar pumps for irrigation purposes, significantly reducing their cultivation expenses, govt said on Wednesday. This is part of the ...