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UC Davis - Solar Powered Technologies

A tour of the UC Davis Student Farm and Long Term Research on Agricultural Systems research area gave participants the opportunity to see in action a solar-powered coolbot and irrigation pump 

Coolbot: a small insulated storage building being cooled by an air conditioner (bottom photo) which is powered by solar panels (photo on the left). Irrigation Pump: an RV pump is directly connected to a 50 w solar panel.

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