Comment Comment by jhallenworld You know what's amazing? Farmers in rural Pakistan choosing to prefer solar to irrigate their crops (panels + VFD/inverter + 10 HP 3-phase motor):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfNgF0WTeCMOr grinding wheat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G2evJOiU9IThe comments in these video are all about how much does it cost, what is your contact number, etc. Clearly this is a sea-change.Also amazing that they all have cell phones :-)The old system included 80+ year old hand-started diesel engines:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZuqT7dgM08These are very cool, but solar requires less man-power. parent jhallenworld 6 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfNgF0WTeCM
Or grinding wheat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G2evJOiU9I
The comments in these video are all about how much does it cost, what is your contact number, etc. Clearly this is a sea-change.
Also amazing that they all have cell phones :-)
The old system included 80+ year old hand-started diesel engines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZuqT7dgM08
These are very cool, but solar requires less man-power.