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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Burlingame, CA, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Solar Water Pump Systems Market is estimated to be valued at USD 2.45 Bn in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 5.76 Bn in 2032, exhibiting a ...

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 ...

JHARKHAND, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Chotanagpur Plateau in eastern India, criss-crossed with streams, once was lush green even in winter. But increasingly erratic rainfall in recent ...