
Tag Archives solar energy

New solar panels grab light from above and below
Potential solution towards balance between crop growth and electricity generation capabilities
Weather school: How Earth manages its energy input
How land and water are arranged on Earth greatly affect its weather

Clean energy can drive rural economy
Speakers call for switching out some of the $4 billion now spent on fossil fuel imports to Manitoba with homegrown renewable energy sources
Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural women
Keeping the lights on — and factories running — with solar panels has been a game changer

Otterburne dairy is Manitoba’s largest solar-powered farm
The off-grid option has upfront costs but locks in energy costs for the foreseeable future

Watering cattle with solar power
Producers give solar-powered watering systems top marks despite their ups and downs

Manitoba sunshine brightens solar power opportunities
Many hours of sunshine make power generation possible even in the dead of winter

Benefiting from a solar watering system
Installing a solar watering system has increased carrying capacity, weight gain and improved herd health

A new climate-smart cash crop — sunshine
Selling surplus solar energy to the grid is a triple-win scenario in India

Kenyan farmers profit from the sun to water crops
Drip irrigation requires a costly upfront investment, but it pays for itself in a relatively short time
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