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Kenya Goes Solar!
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Nov 25 2016 02:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
Solar powered Water Pumps
With a small farm,
. . . keeping the crops irrigated, is a matter of survival, and
. . . that means pumping water up from a well,
Now a solar-powered pump.costs,
. . . $250, roughly the same price as a diesel generator,,
. . . pumps the water all the way up to a tank elevated,
. . . 3 meters above ground,
. . . where gravity does the work,
. . . as the water flows down onto his crops.
"The solar pumps the water during the day, and
. . . you irrigate your farm in the evening,"
Solar powered Lights
The price of solar home lighting systems has fallen by as much as
. . . 80% since 2010.
Solar powered clinics
We used to close very early because it was dark,
. . . now with solar energy, we are able to
. . . attend to patients who need emergency care at night.
11-25-2916 Source: Kenya goes Solar!
With a small farm,
. . . keeping the crops irrigated, is a matter of survival, and
. . . that means pumping water up from a well,
Now a solar-powered pump.costs,
. . . $250, roughly the same price as a diesel generator,,
. . . pumps the water all the way up to a tank elevated,
. . . 3 meters above ground,
. . . where gravity does the work,
. . . as the water flows down onto his crops.
"The solar pumps the water during the day, and
. . . you irrigate your farm in the evening,"
Solar powered Lights
The price of solar home lighting systems has fallen by as much as
. . . 80% since 2010.
Solar powered clinics
We used to close very early because it was dark,
. . . now with solar energy, we are able to
. . . attend to patients who need emergency care at night.
11-25-2916 Source: Kenya goes Solar!
