Solar poweredd water pump help pump well water to 80 homes in Samail

Solar poweredd water pump help pump well water to 80 homes in Samail

Solar poweredd water pump help pump well water to 80 homes in Samail

For the first time in the sultanate, solar energy is being harnessed to pump water from a well that will supply water to 80 homes in Samail in Dakhliyah governorate. Eng Abdullah bin Hamoud al Husseini, head of the operation department at the Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) in Samail said, “We used solar energy for the first time to operate a well in Wadi Sijani in Samail because the well location does not have access to electricity supply points.”

The technology will help 80 homes in Al Sinsila and Wadi Sijani. “The solar water pumping system will pump water from the wells and provide abundant water to these houses,” said Husseini. He said the authority has installed 40 solar panels.

“We have installed 40 solar panels with a productive capacity of 10kWh which will help produce 2,200 gallons of water per hour. Water is pumped into the tanks of Wadi Sijani. A diesel generator has also been installed in case the panels stop working. The system was installed in six weeks.”

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Ranson Elementary set up Solar Water Pumo to plants a garden

Ranson Elementary set up Solar Water Pumo to plants a garden

Ranson Elementary set up Solar Water Pumo to plants a garden

Kindergarten students at Ranson Elementary School planted vegetables in a garden on school property with a little help from Engineers Without Borders co-founder Roger Either and his“Lil Sprout” solar water pump.

“We’re going to plant lettuce. On Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday when you come here and look you’ll see little shoots coming out,” Either said to a group of students during the demonstration.

“I am going to make my garden so it faces south. The most sun will get on your garden as the sun goes from the east to west. We need water and we’re going to use the sun to make a pump (send) water and then we’re going to water each row,” Either said.

The children helped plant and water the new crop. “That’s what we’re trying to do and get the kids kind of excited about gardening and nutrition,” Shepherd University SNAP ED program Assistant Director Emma Barr said. She was on hand to help teach children about healthy eating choices.

After making the rows for planting in the large raised garden bed and planting the seeds, the solar pump was set up.

“We are using solar to pump this water,” Either said.

“There’s no better way than having the kids involved from planting it to harvesting it, to eating it,”Teacher and school coordinator for wellness committee chair Ann Miller said.

It was Miller’s idea to bring the program into the school. An area was selected and raised beds were installed. Now she says she has even bigger plans. “We’re going to expand the garden. This is permanent. We have two more rectangular gardens coming by spring and SNAP is offering to help us to purchase more,” Miller said.

The U.S. Department of Agricutlure, which funds part of Barr’s work, has information about benefits of better education on food choices. “They can do this at home. We’re trying to get the kids excited about gardening so then they go home and say ‘we tried a tomato at school today. Can we grow these at home?’ We (teach) nutrition and things with them as well using Shepherd University students,” Barr said.

“A lot of the parents I talked to didn’t know that you use SNAP dollars at farmer’s markets and you can actually double your SNAP dollars,” Barr said. “Growing your own food and being able to do that in your own apartment, eventually saving your seeds and just becoming self-sustaining,”Barr added as ad possible plan for families.

The garden will offer many benefits to not only students but also their families. “That’s our goal and it’s also our goal that in the summer, when we are doing this, we will actually be able to provide some fresh vegetables for our families to come in here, pick, and take home,” Miller said.

Ranson Elementary set up Solar Water Pumo to plants a garden

Farmers become solar power water pump for irrigation.

Farmers become solar power water pump for irrigation.

International Water Management Institute(IWMI) managed to fund a pilot project with a view to promote the use of solar power for irrigation purposes. The project which was initiated in Dhundi village in Anand district some two years ago, with a team of six farmers has now managed to generate one lakh kWH of power, some 45% of which they use for irrigation purposes.

The six farmers formed a cooperative and later adopted using of solar irrigation pump, as part of the project. According to water expert of IWMI, Dr Tushar Shah, the pumps have a unique capability to pool and inject surplus solar power to electricity grid, and therefore, farmers earn Rs 4.63 for every sold unit.

The connection of the pumps to state electricity grid has therefore proven to be a major incentive for the farmers. Till date, these pumps have generated nearly one lakh kWH of green energy of which 43,897 kWH was used for irrigation. Therefore, the cooperative injected more than 52,000 kWh of green energy into the grid and generated an income of around Rs 4 lakh from sale of surplus solar power.

"This not only saved the government Rs 2 lakh in farm power subsidy but also expanded irrigation availability and access in the village by bringing down water prices to half; and contributed as much as 65 per cent to the annual income of its members," he added.

Some Rs 46 lakh worth of funds were facilitated by IWMI for the project while the rest of the amount was invested by the farmers who participated. By now, they have also recovered the amount they have invested by trading power and saving on other costs.

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Solar powered water pumps to save 100 water bodies in forests

Solar powered water pumps to save 100 water bodies in forests

Solar powered water pumps to save 100 water bodies in forests

100 water holes will be refilled through solar water pumps

About 100 watering holes and lakes in forests across the state will be refilled through the use of solar water pumps this year. The Forest Department is launching this scheme to revive dried-up water bodies to mitigate the acute water crisis faced by wild animals in deep forests.
The project, costing `10 crore, will be funded under corporate social responsibility schemes while the deficit amount will be raised through the major works scheme.  

A solar pump can refill 50,000 litres of water

A few solar-powered pumps have already been set up in Nagarhole and Bandipur where partially dried-up lakes and tanks were recharged. In Bandipur, the pumps were set up in collaboration with WWF-India. Working 7-8 hours a day, a solar pump can refill a partially dried-up watering hole with almost 50,000 litres of water while allowing the excess water to flow downstream.

Each solar pumping unit costs `10 lakh and has been installed in Southekere and Kundakere in Omkar range of Bandipur National Park and Antarsanthe Range of Nagarhole National Park. According to park officials, this initiative has benefited big carnivores and herbivores as more than 50 per cent of water bodies had gone dry.

How cant solar pumps benefit the wild animals

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Head of forest force) K S Sugara explained that wild animals usually come out of the forests during the summer season or during droughts in search of water. If this new technique is utilised in protected areas, then water could be pumped to the lakes in the forest areas.

Some criticism about the solar water pumps system

However, criticizing the scheme, wildlife activists add, “If this project is initiated, borewells can be drilled in protected areas. In the long run, it will not only adversely affect the habitat but also disturb many species. Moreover, drought is a natural phenomenon, some animals may die while some may survive.

This is how nature balances the wild animal population. Why should we interfere with nature?” they asked.Wildlife activist G Veeresh added, “This has been installed in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve and is totally unscientific - if the forest department is providing water to animals then will they provide food too? If the population of wild animals increases, this will again cause an imbalance in the food chain. Such schemes and programmes are a sheer waste of precious resources.”

Solar powered water pumps to save 100 water bodies in forests

The CEO of Weichai Mr. Zhang Quan received the delegation group of MNE cordially.

The CEO of Weichai Mr. Zhang Quan received the delegation group of MNE cordially.

On 19 June 2017, the delegation group of MNE visited Weichai group, and received a warm reception from Mr. Zhang. They discussed about the feasibility of future strategic cooperation between the two companies.  

The CEO of Weichai Mr. Zhang Quan received the delegation group of MNE cordially. 

The CEO of Weichai Mr. Zhang Quan received the delegation group of MNE cordially. 

The CEO of Weichai Mr. Zhang Quan received the delegation group of MNE cordially. 

The Chinese Consul General in Western Australia Mr. Lei visits MNE

The Chinese Consul General in Western Australia Mr. Lei visits MNE

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The Chinese Consul General in Western Australia Mr. Lei visits MNE 

The Chinese Consul General in Western Australia Mr. Lei visits MNE 

Over 12,000 solar pumps distributed to farmers in C'garh

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During the meeting, the chief minister instructed the officials to focus more in 85 tribal-dominated development blocks for the distribution of the solar energy-based irrigation pumps, the official said

"About 12,161 solar powered pumps had been provided to the farmers till now against the target of 11,300 under 'Saur Sujala Yojna' since the inception of the scheme in November last year," an energy department official said here today.

Chief Minister Raman Singh was informed about the development under the scheme while he was chairing a review meeting of the energy department at his official residence today, he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the 'Saur Sujala' scheme on state’s foundation day on November 1, 2016 in Raipur.

It's aim was to strengthen agriculture by providing irrigation facilities, particularly where there is no power supply, and development of farmers in the state, he said.

During the meeting, the chief minister instructed the officials to focus more in 85 tribal-dominated development blocks for the distribution of the solar energy-based irrigation pumps, the official said.

Singh expressed satisfaction that the department had distributed more solar pumps than the set target and congratulated the officials, he said.

The CM further stressed on the need to cover 20,000 farmers under this scheme by the end of this year pointing that farmers belonging to remote areas and inaccessible regions, should be given priority while distribution.

Notably, farmers are being provided solar-irrigation pumps of 5-horsepower and 3-horsepower at heavily subsidized rates in the state.

Solar irrigation pump worth Rs 3.5 lakh (3hp) is being given to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe classes at the cost of Rs 7,000, to Other Backward Class (OBC) at Rs 12,000 and general category farmers at Rs 18,000.

The remaining amount is borne by the state government, he said.

Besides, the chief minister also directed the officials to complete electrification of all villages and hamlets by March next year.

Similarly, he also asked to complete the installation of 32 power substations being established in different parts of the state, by March next year.

These power substations will facilitate quality electricity supply in nearly 95 per cent areas of the state, the official said.

Meanwhile, the officials informed in the meeting that 4,105 solar pumps had been installed for providing drinking water purposes in the state and there is a proposal to install 1,886 more such pumps in near future.

Chairman of Chhattisgarh Power Holding Company Shivraj Singh and other officials were present on the occasion.

Over 12,000 solar pumps distributed to farmers in C'garh