14 DAY TRIAL // Water availability is an issue in several regions across the world. Courtesy of global warming and climate change, it is likely that this resource will be even more difficult to come by in the not-so-distant future.
The good news is that brainiacs are working long and hard on finding solutions to this problem. What's more, some of the things that they have until now managed to come up with are not just surprisingly efficient, but also environmentally friendly.
In a blogpost published just yesterday, environmental group Greenpeace presents the Atom Solar Suntrolley, which is basically a portable water pumping system that relies on sunlight to keep up and running.
The organization explains that this installation is the brainchild of Vivek Mundkur from Pune, India. For the time being, the portable water pump is still undergoing tests. However, Vivek Mundkur expects that his Atom Solar Suntrolley will shortly become available for people in remote parts of the world.
Greenpeace explains that this water pumping system is intended to be used by farmers who live in regions where water scarcity is a thing of the day. Since the system can cough out an impressive 10,000 liters of water per hour, the organization expects that farmers will find it of great use.
More so given the fact that, unlike the diesel-powered irrigation pumps that small farmers in remote regions of the world currently rely on, the Atom Solar Suntrolley costs pretty much nothing to use and also releases no pollutants, the organization further argues.
“The Suntrolley offers a unique solution to farmers, who often suffer from issues which are not in their control. For example, erratic rainfall, floods and draughts can affect the crop production which forces farmers into social economic problems like farmer suicides and unending debt cycles,” Greenpeace writes on its website.
“In regions where electricity supply and distribution is unreliable, and volatile diesel costs can push communities into a complicated poverty trap, this Atom Solartrolley is going to create a new model of irrigating farmlands in India,” it adds.
As shown in the video below, the Atom Solar Suntrolley can easily be moved from one location to another and only takes 10 minutes to assemble. This means that just one such portable water pumping system can help irrigate crops grown in several areas.
Interestingly enough, Vivek Mundkur, who, as mentioned, is the person behind this innovative and eco-friendly solar pump, is one of the winners of Greenpeace's Innovation Challenge, which ran back in 2013, from September to November.
