Tag : Agricultura

New Delhi (The Hawk): Technion scientists have developed a unique water pump powered solely by solar energy to improve agricultural yield in remote areas. This solar energy-powered water pump does not require an electrical power supply. The pump, built from simple and inexpensive components, does not contain moving parts, and is therefore cost-effective to manufacture and maintain. The prototype built at the Technion demonstrates the efficiency of this technology to pump water from wells in arid and remote areas. From Haifa to Mek’ele Kristos Ethiopia is a country in East Africa, with an agriculture-based economy. Many regions in the country suffer from an ongoing drought and lack of available sources of water. In 2013, the first connection was established between the Technion and the village of Mek’ele Kristos in northern Ethiopia, as part of the activities of the Technion branch of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), headed by Prof. Mark Talesnick. Their first project in the village, with the participation of 15 Technion students and many members of the local community, was a system for storing rainwater in the local school. The system provides drinking water to the school and eliminates the need to transport water in buckets from the nearest well. This development freed many of the village girls, who previously had to engage in bringing water instead of studying. For Africa The current project, a thermoacoustic pump, was born following the establishment of the Mauerberger Foundation Fund (MFF) Research Award for Transformative Technologies for Africa in 2019, with a large prize of half a million dollars. Two groups won the first round of the award: the first, a group of researchers from the Technion and South Africa – Prof. Guy Ram ...