Solar Pumping in Vall D'Alba (Castellón)
The owner of the farm wanted to irrigate his almond trees with an old well that he had on the farm. The diesel engine that operated the pump was obsolete and consumed excessive diesel, so the client contacted ISER SMART ENERGY to see if it was possible to operate the pump, drip irrigation and fertilizer systems with solar energy.
The owner of the farm wanted to irrigate his almond trees with an old well that he had on the farm. The diesel engine that operated the pump was obsolete and consumed excessive diesel, so the client contacted ISER SMART ENERGY to see if it was possible to operate the pump, drip irrigation and fertilizer systems with solar energy.
ISER SMART ENERGY proposed installing direct Solar Pumping combined with an isolated solar system that allows watering based on the needs of the trees while enabling the operation of cameras, irrigation computers and alarms. The system also incorporates a remote internet connection that allows remote monitoring and control.
Since 2020, the property has been successfully irrigated with the sun.
Main features
| Type of system: | AC Solar Pumping |
| Network Type: | Three-phase |
| Mounting Type: | Ballasted |
| Number of Modules: | 96 Ud x 330 Wp |
| Peak Power (Plates): | 31.7 kWp |
| Variator power: | 22 kVA |
| Power AC Inverters: | 5 kVA |
| Storage: | 3,5 kWh |
| Storage Technology: | lithium |
| Pumping depth: | 400 m |
Solar coverage
The Solar Coverage is defined as the % of energy supplied by the sun with respect to the total energy supplied to the system by the different energy sources.
| % Solar Coverage: | 100 % |
In this case, since it is a system isolated from the grid without generating sets as a secondary source, it implies that 100% of the energy comes from the sun.
CO2 emissions
CO2 savings cannot be measured directly, so to obtain it you have to calculate what would have been generated if you had operated 100% of the time with Diesel and then calculate what has been generated in the actual operation with solar energy. The difference between both values will be the CO2 savings.
| CO2 100% Diesel: | 5.200 kg/year |
| CO2 with Solar System: | 0 kg/year |
| % CO2 savings: | 100% |
Economic Savings
The profitability of the investment can be calculated by relating the investment to the savings generated by the system with respect to the available alternatives.
| Annual savings: | 10.000 €/year |
| OyM expenses: | 500 €/year |
| Simple Profitability: | 25% |
| Return period: | 4 years |
