Technology
Source: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/aftrak/technology/ Parent: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/aftrak/team/
Our innovative approach combines the implementation of solar microgrids with the deployment of Aftrak tractors - specifically designed for the African market.
The system uses a 15kW solar array and battery system to power micro-electric tractors for Deep Bed Farming which has been shown to increase smallholder revenue by up to 12 times.
This revenue can then be used to perpetually purchase domestic energy from the solar array, creating a self-sustaining model for decentralised energy access.
Aftrak: Energy access for all
Solar micro tractors set to revolutionise communities in Africa
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Micro-electric tractors for deep bed farming and sustainable micro-grid electricity
Our open access article published in Frontiers in Energy Research describes our "innovative method to provide a micro-electric tractor which has been developed as part of an initiative that aims to provide socially inclusive and affordable green energy solutions to smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa".