Hello, Márcia, welcome to this interview as part of the SolaQua project. First of all, I’d like you to introduce yourself (explain where you were born, where you went to school, what you’re doing at … Read More
SolaQua at the Boletín Intercuencas, published by FENACORE.
We would like to point out that since December of 2021, EIC has launched several articles on the project in the quarterly magazine Boletín Intercuencas, published by FENACORE with a circulation of 1,250 paper magazines … Read More
Interview with Rita Hogan, post-doctoral researcher at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Hello Rita, welcome to this interview within the SolaQua Project. I would like to start by asking you to please introduce yourself. My name is Rita Hogan Teves de Almeida and I am currently a … Read More
Trade mission: Morocco.
The SOLAQUA project invites you to participate in the next trade mission that will take place in the city of Marrakech on September 26th and 27th with the theme of photovoltaic irrigation. The objective of … Read More
Conference and visit to Casinos, Valencia
On June 14, the Solaqua project organized a conference with a visit to the facilities of the Casinos Irrigation Community in Valencia, which was attended by more than 40 irrigators. We would like to thank … Read More
Lecture and visit to Montesusín, Huesca
On June 20, the SolaQua project organized an event in Huesca, more specifically in the Montesusín Irrigation Community. It was attended by a total of 20 people, of which 15 were irrigators from different communities, … Read More
SolaQua Project in the Heraldo de Aragon
On the occasion of the event organized by the project on June 8 in Zaragoza: SolaQua, an alternative to reduce the energy costs of irrigators, the newspaper Heraldo de Aragón published an article about it. … Read More
Leveraging CAP funds to decarbonize irrigated agriculture in Europe (managing authorities)
Current irrigation systems are inefficient and carry many shortcomings such as high operating costs (diesel or electricity consumption for irrigation pumps accounts for up to 40% of the total cost in many farms), water scarcity … Read More
Free webinar series for irrigators in Spain during May and June 2023
We would like to inform you about a series of free training webinars on PV irrigation technology for farmers and CCRR technicians that the SolaQua Project is organizing. The SolaQua project is the successor of … Read More
SolaQua project meeting in Calarasi, Romania
Vasile Iliuță, President of the City County, opened the session: “Offering sustainable irrigation systems to farmers in Calarasi and Europe is an opportunity to be seized”. Workshop with livestock farmers and cereal farmers. Seeing a … Read More
EnergyMed counted with SolaQua in 2023
EnergyMed was held at Mostra d’Oltremare S.p.a. Naples from March 30 to April 1, 2023, presenting the novelties of Italian and international companies related to the sectors of Energy Production, Energy, Power Generation, Renewable Energy, … Read More
SolaQua project was exhibited at the XXI Technical Conference organized by FENACORE
Yesterday, March 30, the SolaQua project was exhibited at the XXI Technical Conference organized by FENACORE. The Euro-mediterranean irrigators coumunity (EIC) was present explaining the virtues of photovoltaic irrigation and explanatory brochures were distributed. Around … Read More
A new opportunity for the decarbonization of European irrigated agriculture: The SolaQua Financial Instrument
Current irrigation systems are inefficient and carry many shortcomings such as high operating costs (diesel or electricity consumption for irrigation pumps accounts for up to 40% of the total cost in many farms), water scarcity … Read More
Intermediterranean Commission Political Bureau meeting
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., a meeting was held in Palma de Mallorca, reserved for the members of the Political Bureau of the Intermediterranean Commission, alternate members and guests. … Read More
Very interactive workshop ‘Mais sol, mais energia’
The University of Évora’s Chair in Renewable Energies (CER-UÉ) is promoting the workshop cycle MORE SUN, MORE ENERGY, on different solar energy applications, with a focus on solar photovoltaics and solar thermal. These workshops offer … Read More
Success at the first training for SMEs in Portugal
The Chair of Renewable Energies of the University of Évora (CER-UÉ) organized a workshop on high-power photovoltaic irrigation systems, aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and/or professionals interested. 23 people attended the trainning on … Read More
Morocco’s keys to being an accessible opportunity
Since 2012, Morocco has launched one of the largest solar power projects in the world, at an estimated cost of $9 billion. The project aims to create 2,000 megawatts of solar generation capacity. The Moroccan … Read More
SolaQua included at P4i Patents for Innovation
Luis Narvarte, SOLAQUA’s representative, participated in the P4i Patents for Innovation investor event, more specifically in the session organized by Clarke Modet and entitled “How technology is transferred? Some of the milestones of this event … Read More
SolaQua in the media
Last June, the website Interempresas, in its Agriculture section, published an article about our project, highlighting the savings opportunity that it can bring to the Communities… Other publications: https://www.leonoticias.com/somoscampo/proyecto-solaqua-energia-20220602144801-nt.html https://www.energias-renovables.com/fotovoltaica/solaqua-un-proyecto-para-financiar-sistemas-de-20220603 Here, at page 16. Also, … Read More
SolaQua presents at the InterMed Commission of the CPMR
On October 14, the Solaqua project was presented within the framework of the CPMR Intermediate Commission’s working group on water and energy. Photovoltaic irrigation systems are cheaper and reduce water consumption while contributing to … Read More
Solaqua at Floriade Expo 2022
Marco Fiorentini, PhD Student – UNIVPM –, talked about “The SolaQua Project in the Mediterranean area” at the Floriade Expo 2022 – Almere / Amsterdam on September 30th. You can see the whole presentation … Read More
Solaqua presented at WCPEC-8 in Milan on September
SolAqua was at the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion in Milan from 26 to 30 September of 2022. In the framework of the SolaQua project, Marcia Horta and Dorivaldo Duarte submitted two papers and … Read More
SolaQua Biannual Meeting
The semi-annual meeting of the SolaQua project was held on September 21. The project is entering its last year, therefore, it is a very important meeting where the dates of all the activities that remain … Read More
Best Practices for Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems
Irrigation for agricultural applications is an intensive water and electricity-consuming activity.Most of the current agricultural irrigation systems are powered from the national electric gridor diesel generators. However, both the increase in the price of this … Read More
