Descripción del proyecto
Las pequeñas explotaciones agrícolas contemplan la energía solar para regar los cultivos
El riego es esencial para una producción eficaz de cultivos. Sin embargo, el 80 % de las zonas cultivadas en el mundo carece de acceso al riego debido a las deficiencias de las infraestructuras y las redes. Las bombas de riego convencionales están diseñadas para un riego extensivo y son de gran tamaño y pesadas. Por lo tanto, no son adecuadas para zonas remotas sin conexión a la red y donde el combustible no siempre está disponible. En este contexto, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos sunlight2.0 comercializará una bomba de agua asequible, portátil, muy eficiente y fácil de utilizar. Esta bomba funciona con energía solar y facilita el riego de zonas inaccesibles al eliminar los costes de combustible o electricidad y reducir los costes de transporte y las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
Objetivo
Ennos is a Swiss company founded in 2006 as a spin-off of Berne University of Applied Sciences under the lead of Prof Dr. Andrea Vezzini, who has a long track record in solar energy and motor drive systems. We are an interdisciplinary team of experienced engineers and marketing experts, who have dedicated our efforts to develop and demonstrate sunlight2.0 a second generation of highly efficient, portable solar-powered irrigation pumps targeted for smallholders in isolated rural areas.
There are more than 570 million farms in the world, most of them being located in distant rural areas. Out of those farms, about 84% are smaller than 2 ha. Nowadays, bigger crop areas have to be put under irrigation to increase productivity due to a growing population that has to be fed. This implies a growing need for energy and water resources. Besides, 16% of the global population did not have access to electricity in 2016, mainly in rural areas where the majority of smallholders are located. Therefore, smallholder farmers need competitive solutions, economically affordable and efficient and that enable them to increase their profits.
sunlight2.0 is a portable and user friendly pump which is highly efficient and affordable to smallholders. sunlight2.0 has almost no maintenance costs and allows farmers to save the cost of diesel or electricity producing zero emissions. During Phase 2 project we expect to increase the efficiency of the pump, reduce weight and optimize production costs compared to our previous sunlight1.0 product. Completion of Phase 2 project and will require €1 million investment, that will provide an estimated ROI of 5.7 by 2025.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energy
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigation
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
2560 NIDAU
Suiza
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.