Drought has wreaked havoc in 2017 due to rising temperatures, a lack of precipitation and repeated frosts throughout the spring. The effects of water shortages, which are set at 13% less than the previous period, have wreaked havoc this year. The most affected areas are the Duero slope and communities such as Castilla y León, where losses of up to 70% in crops have already been registered, according to El Confidencial.
The drop in rainfall has also resulted in an increase in water and electricity rates of up to 8% according to the National Commission on Markets and Competition, which impacts on an increase in the cost of farms and livestock and a decline in profits from them.
One solution for reducing this item of expenditure is technological innovation. As the Association of Young Farmers (Asaja) assures, it will be the most advanced and cutting-edge crops in the technical field that will manage to come out of this crisis in a more angry way and those that are yet to come, achieving a greater amount of income and a safer, more efficient production that is not so subordinated to seasonal changes and changes in the climate or to increases in water and electricity tariffs.
The future of crops depends on making good use of the environment and natural resources, as well as being responsible for the environment. For this reason, new techniques and tools are being developed for an agricultural sector that is increasingly sustainable and independent of electricity companies. One of the techniques that is cultivating more success among professionals and individuals within the agricultural area is the pumping of water using solar energy, a novel technology that is reaping good results wherever it is implemented.
This method offers a cheap tool in the long term with the installation of solar panels as a source of energy for hydraulic pumping systems, achieving savings not only in the electricity bill, but also in the water due to intelligent irrigation (with a reduction of up to 80%), according to Energy News. It is relevant the possibility of using solar energy pumping in extractions of any capacity, from the smallest to those that need more power and volume of water.
EIn the case of farms and crops in all dry areas or where rainfall is low and droughts are frequent, the Sustainable Development Foundation ensures that the present of agriculture involves the use of this type of sustainable techniques that are based on the use of sun rays as the driving force of the entire system and can mean a fundamental saving in water. Also, according to this NGO, there can be a 70% reduction in the extraction of water from a well if this type of system is used instead of a diesel one. Thus, the cost in this system is minimal, since the only important expense lies in the installation because the maintenance is very low and is not required to be connected to the electricity grid.
In Hydraulic and Energy Projects we are experts in pumping water to high raft with solar energy, and we offer a specialized service tailored to the needs of your crops, whether you are a private individual or part of a company, as well as a design adapted to current demands and the daily flow of the point of extraction. We put at your disposal the highest levels of quality at a competitive price with excellent results. We have the capacity to design, build (whether on an island or in a network) and adapt to current regulations in both the hydraulic and energy aspects, so that you don’t have to worry about anything.
