Installing a solar pumping system in Gobada village, Orissa.
In 1992 Auroville’s renewable energy unit, AuroRE, began
providing renewable energy applications and solutions within Auroville and to
rural and urban India. One of AuroRE’s biggest projects was installing solar
water pumping systems under a government subsidy programme. Between 1997 – 2003
they installed almost 1,000 solar pumps in six Indian States, with Punjab alone
accounting for 700 of these. A significant number were also installed in
Auroville, giving a big boost to solar applications in the community.
However, in 2003 the government subsidy was removed and it
was not clear how the government wanted to promote solar energy. AuroRE,
deciding they did not see a future in government subsidy schemes, began to
focus more on providing renewable energy solutions in Auroville. This included
designing integrated solar systems for houses and offices using the most
efficient technology, like vacuum tube water he...
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