How a small village in Gujarat can address India’s dual problem of power subsidies and ground-water depletion. By Akhilesh Magal The weakest link in India’s power sector is the power utility. India’s power utilities have accumulated total losses of over INR 3.8 trillion ($55 billion) and an accumulated debt of INR … [continued]
Here’s another twist on “diesel-killing” solar panels: SunEdison’s sustainable business model for providing solar water pumps to small farmers.
Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Jeff Spross. The Indian government is aiming to swap out 26 million fossil-fuel-powered groundwater pumps for solar-powered ones, Bloomberg reports. The pumps are used by farmers throughout the country to pull in water for irrigation, and currently rely on diesel generators or India’s fossil-fuel-reliant electrical grid … [continued]
This article originally appeared on CleanTechnica sister site sustainablog. Can solar power help eradicate extreme poverty in the developing world? As we’ve shown a number of times, many social entrepreneurs think so, and are investing their time and money in a variety of technologies. Now, these aren’t companies like Microgrid … [continued]
Israeli solar PV technology is the centerpiece of Jewish Heart for Africa projects that have brought clean, renewable lighting; water; sustainable agriculture; education; and jobs to a quarter of a million Africans and counting. […]
