Solar Energy

Bhabha Atomic Research Station (BARC), Mumbai, Has Developed Solar and Bicycle Pedal-powered Water Purifiers 

Sindh Provincial Government to Invest 5.4 Billion Pakistani Rupees ($53 million) in Installing 750 Solar-powered Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Plants Across the Sprawling Desert District, to Help Get Safe Drinking Water to the Region's Over 1.5 Million People

Worsening drought has led to over 80 percent of water resources in Pakistan’s southern Tharparker district becoming unfit for people to drink, a new study says.

MegaCell Engineering, the Leading Italian Company Focused on Smart Energy System and Owned by Mega Group, Launched the Recently Patented SSD (Solar Smart Solar Desalination) System

The Clean Technology Industry Has Seen a Sudden Growth in Confidence for Water Technologies in 2014, According to EY’s 4th Mena

The report, which was launched at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, gauges the sentiment of senior industry executives on renewable energy implementation in the region.

UC Merced Will Be Awarded About $5 Million from the Greater University of California System to Continue Research Conducted on Water and Solar Sustainability

Professors Roger Bales and Roland Winston were each awarded UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives grants. The dollar amounts they will receive won’t be finalized until after the new year, but they expect $5 million total, according to a press release.

The professors’ projects were two of the 18 to be promised funding throughout the UC system.

Elemental Water Makers Will Execute a Solar Energy Driven Reverse Osmosis Project in the First Semester of 2015 on the Virgin Islands

Relatively Inexpensive Process which Uses Graphite to use Solar Energy far More Efficiently than Ever Before

A novel approach to desalinating water could be very beneficial in providing fresh water for many parts of the world needing clean water.  This is a relatively inexpensive process which uses graphite to use solar energy far more efficiently than ever before.

WaterFX Solar Thermal Desalinization Plant is Removing Impurities from Drainage Water at Half the Cost of Traditional Desalinization

The giant solar receiver installed on a wheat field here in California’s agricultural heartland slowly rotates to track the sun and capture its energy. The 377-foot array, however, does not generate electricity but instead creates heat used to desalinate water.

50,000 Solar Pumps Have Been Sanctioned for Installation in Various Indian States for Both Irrigation and Drinking Water Applications

A large part of rural India is dependent on hand-operated water pumps, simply called “hand pumps” for their water needs. The hand pumps are low maintenance and work well, but only until the water depth is about 30 meters. Beyond that you would need an electric/diesel pump.