A North East solar power firm has signed a deal that will see its products help farmers in the developing world.
County Durham firm Power Roll has signed an agreement with Indian firm Futurepump to explore the use of Power Roll’s solar films to power Futurepump’s irrigation pumps for rural agriculture.
Many small farms in the developing world irrigate land with water pumps powered either by diesel generators, which are polluting, or grid electricity, which can be unreliable.
