Power Roll and Futurepump partner to reach more farmers with affordable irrigation
Use of lightweight, rollable solar film to power water pumps will increase access to irrigation for the world’s 500 million off-grid smallholders. […]
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Futurepump Round-Up of the Year – 2021
What a year! The holiday season is always a good time to take a moment and reflect back on 2021 and think about our plans for 2022. It’s been another very busy and exciting year at Futurepump, building on the opportunities and challenges of last year and developing our work even further. Here are some […]
Do we trust global leaders to act on COP26 promises?
As we are in the midst of COP26 – we want the answer to be yes… but we’re certainly skeptical. Thoughts from our Marketing and Comms Manager […]
Right here, right now; climate change on our doorstep
Futurepump India’s factory in Rajkot, Gujarat experienced 70% of annual rainfall fell within a single 24-hour period. Thankfully our team escaped unharmed, but they experienced huge disruption with the collapse of a local check-dam, site-wide evacuation and persistent power cuts. […]
Distributing Solar Podcast, featuring Futurepump
Learn about Futurepump through the Distributing Solar podcast – we talk about how the company was founded, to our customers, to future plans! […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta in attendance at the launch of the Futurepump SE1: a breakthrough $330 solar water pump
“It was a great pleasure meeting President Kenyatta! He knew precisely what a solar irrigation pump was and why a farmer would want one.” […]
Solar-powered pumps could reshape water policy
Futurepump’s remote monitoring logger can give an accurate picture of water extraction, which could support new government policies. […]
From cyclones to climate strikes, what a year 2019 has been
Futurepump now has distributors in 15 countries and over 7,000 smallholder farmers are benefiting from free energy irrigation. […]
Futurepump showcased within the gold-winning CAMFED Garden at The Eden Project, UK
The campaign for female education (CAMFED)’s gold-medal winning garden is on display at the Eden project, UK. Can you spot our solar pump? […]
Central and South America is suffering in a drought… and the dry season is yet to come!
Small-scale farmers are the first to experience the consequences of below-average rainfall and consequential drought… […]
This is not business as usual
Futurepump team members from across the globe joined in peaceful climate strike protests as part of our sustainable business mission […]
Futurepump at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 with CAMFED’s #SeeGrowth campaign
We supported the campaign for female education (CAMFED) #SeeGrowth through a donation of a solar pump to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden […]
Dawn of a new solar era?
The International Solar Alliance is led by India and France and aims to mobilise a trillion dollars of capital for solar energy by 2030. […]
Here is real proof that money grows on trees
In 2016, I acquired my own solar powered water pump and an overhead tank. Futurepump has helped me increase from 170,000 seedlings to 250,000. […]
Hatoum Trading Company Launches Solar Irrigation Pump (Futurepump)
Following a product launch this week, the Futurepump SF1 is now available in Ghana through Hatoum Trading Company. […]
Futurepump on the heart of a sustainable business
The sustainability sector is faced with a unique challenge, to disrupt current practices and bring a new era of sustainable business […]
Al Gore: “We are going to win”
The truth is there is an unstoppable revolution going on, despite some very shaky support from policy makers. […]
Ashden Awards 2017: The Sustainability Revolution is Ready to Disrupt
Al Gore speaks at the Ashden Awards 2017 and brings a message of hope – the sustainability revolution is here and ready to disrupt […]
Futurepump recognised by Ashden for excellence in the field of sustainable energy and water
The team are jumping-up-and-down-excited to announce that we have won the 2017 Ashden International Award for sustainable energy and water! […]
Futurepump named as one of the Companies to Inspire Africa 2017
The London Stock Exchange’s “Companies to Inspire Africa” is released every year. In 2017, the list included Futurepump! […]
