Featured in The Array Changers – 06-2015

A drop in the ocean

Solar-powered irrigation: Far from being a dry topic, the world of off-grid water irrigation is multi-faceted and endlessly fascinating, with solar PV’s role as potential disruptor proving both encouraging and frustrating in equal measure, finds pv magazine’s off-grid editor, Peter Carvill.

Common sense dictates that solar PV, and in particular off-grid solar PV, should have more than a fighting chance at success in the Asian and African markets, given the geographical advantages of both continents: close proximity to the equator, a host of rapidly-industrialising nations, and a growing demand for electronic devices both portable and domestic. …

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