Eco-Friendly And Sustainable Solar Pumps Hold The Future Of Water Irrigation

23 Oct
2020

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The innovation of solar pumps is often known as ‘it’s the future’. While deciding which pumping system to use for irrigation, solar pumps are the most suitable. As the name suggests, solar pumps run on electricity generated by photovoltaic panels as opposed to grid electricity or diesel. The everlasting demand for fuel from fossil fuels and significant cost for farm irrigation put solar pumps in the spotlight. Moreover, the low operational and maintenance cost of solar pumps coupled with less environmental impact drives the demand for solar pumps.

According to Allied Market Research, the solar pump market is expected to garner $2.05 billion by 2027, growing at 6.8% from 2020 to 2027. This growth is due to surge in demand for solar pumps in the agricultural application and supportive government regulations for use of photovoltaic technology.

Major advantages of solar pumps over fossil fuel pumps

Once you have a solar panel, the energy required for irrigation is completely free. This is a prime advantage of solar pumps over fossil fuel pumps that constantly add the expense of buying fuel.
Solar pumps significantly reduce the number of laborers and time required for irrigating crops. If a proper irrigation method is chosen, the solar pumps do all the work for you, saving the cost of labor.
Moreover, solar pumps demand less maintenance compared to conventional alternatives. However, it demands huge investment for installment. On the contrary, most of the solar pump manufacturing companies offer a sufficient warranty period, which covers maintenance costs.
Solar pumps are highly sustainable and use renewable sources of energy. Moreover, it hardly produces any harmful pollutants, keeping your soil and air clean.
They are easy to relocate and transport. Moreover, farmers can organize solar pumps as per their needs, even in remote areas.

Recent market developments to boost solar pumps demand

Almost 90% of African farmers rely on rainfall to water their farms and changing climate and irregular rainfall has created a huge problem for water irrigation. Manual irrigation became time-consuming and inefficient, whereas solar pumps offer complete autonomy.

Futurepump, the leading manufacturing company of solar pumps, has designed SF2 for African farms that can easily be connected with farm’s irrigation systems such as sprinklers or drip hoses. The pumps come with a 5-year warranty and spare equipment that can enable farmers to fix their pumps themselves in emergencies. The company has been working with groups of farmers in Uganda to come up with a fully-automated irrigation system that could fulfill the needs of soil, crop, and responsive to changing weather conditions.

Similar to Africa, Indian farmers struggle with irregular rainfall. Thus, the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently issued a call to manufactures and developers to take part in the government’s scheme to promote solar pump technology. As per the scheme, participants must showcase their technologies in real-field conditions ad MNRE could shortlist the most effective technologies and major market players to invest in solar pumps.

Although solar pumps offer a promising solution to replace fossil fuel pumps, they do require high installation costs that not every farmer can afford. Thus, Comet-ME, a technology company, recently launched solar pumps with a pay-as-you-go option. The device is compatible with PV systems and pumps water from 45m at as low as 50 W solar power.

Irrigation is the most time-consuming and vital part of farming processes, which horrible relies on uncontrollable weather conditions. However, solar pumps are the most beneficial application of solar energy for agriculture. Not only do solar pumps possess the ability to pump water for irrigation during dry and sunny weather, but also are easy to install and offer a longer lifespan, making them the future of water irrigation.

Reference links:

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/09/25/india-launches-tender-for-innovative-solar-pumps/

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/12/18/a-solar-powered-irrigation-pump-with-pay-as-you-go-option/

https://en.reset.org/blog/futurepump-where-smart-solar-pumps-meet-big-data-improve-lives-smallholder-farmers-04082020

Koyel Ghosh

Author’s Bio- Koyel Ghosh is a blogger with a strong passion and enjoys writing in miscellaneous domains, as she believes it lets her explore a wide variety of niches. She has an innate interest in creativity and enjoys experimenting with different writing styles. A writer who never stops imagining, she has been serving the corporate industry for the last five years.

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