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==Solar Groundwater Pumping in Africa== | ==Solar Groundwater Pumping in Africa== | ||
Solar groundwater pumping is simply the use of solar technologies to provide energy to power groundwater pumps. This replaces other power sources such as diesel or hand pumping. | |||
Solar powered groundwater pumps have dramatically reduced in cost, and increased in reliability, over the last 10 years. They are able to pump at higher yields than handpumps and are more environmentally friendly and cheaper to run than diesel pumps. | |||
In areas where electricity supply may be limited, solar pumps can improve the lives of users by providing cheap and predictable access to groundwater sources. This can then be utilised for drinking water supply or in larger applications including agriculture and irrigation. | |||
Solar pumping effectiveness is directly linked to availability of sun. As such, in water scarce regions prolonged periods of sunlight will increase the potential yield a solar powered pump can provide. | |||
====Challenges with solar powered groundwater pumping==== | |||
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Solar Groundwater Pumping in Africa
Solar groundwater pumping is simply the use of solar technologies to provide energy to power groundwater pumps. This replaces other power sources such as diesel or hand pumping. Solar powered groundwater pumps have dramatically reduced in cost, and increased in reliability, over the last 10 years. They are able to pump at higher yields than handpumps and are more environmentally friendly and cheaper to run than diesel pumps. In areas where electricity supply may be limited, solar pumps can improve the lives of users by providing cheap and predictable access to groundwater sources. This can then be utilised for drinking water supply or in larger applications including agriculture and irrigation. Solar pumping effectiveness is directly linked to availability of sun. As such, in water scarce regions prolonged periods of sunlight will increase the potential yield a solar powered pump can provide.