Opportunities for Solar pump market

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Rizal, Philippines  |December 22, 2014

Comparison of solar water system with diesel

The article/website would show that solar water system are cheaper and more advantageous over  diesel in the long run



As we biked yesterday at Quezon, this writer saw numerous pumping stations of water district.  These pumps use a lot of electricity and would seem to constitute 50%+ of water costs.

The fuel rollback would seem to be appeasement to future shocks from electricity costs increase.  Do not be surprised if Meralco, a DU under the control of a monopoly, and (probably with ERC as its ally) would see electricity costs running up to P20.00+ in the next 10 years.  It is time that many water facility operators change to solar:   golf courses, farms, local water districts, farms.

Videos on solar agriculture pumps from You Tube

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Installing solar powered pumps in a 22 acre farm in Malawi Africa, 22 km away from grid ;






Low cost solar power pumping system

Solar power pumps and irrigation system

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Rizal Philippines   |December 20, 2014



Dankoff Solar Pumps for Irrigation

From Energy Matters on Solar Pump

Agriculture solar for ranches, big farms

Another area where solar power can be tops is in irrigation. It can provide unlimited free power for irrigation of farms in distant locations.  While the gasoline and diesel powered pumps can be much cheaper initially, say less than P20,000 (using Robin gas engine with attached pumps all ready) a  solar powered pumps can cost as much as $1,500 (roughly P75,000) and certainly not affordable for many farmers. But the diesel ex pump of P40.00 per liter can cost as much as P100.00 per liter if you consider the cost of storing and transporting the fuel to the distant location.

This makes sense in the Phil which is an agricultural country and imports most of its diesel and gasoline requirements

A typical system would include:

1.  solar array,
2.  electric motor
3.  bore pump


Slow solar pump