NOVAGRIC Projects
Almond Tree Irrigation with Photovoltaic Energy
Spain, with an average of 2,500 hours of sunshine per year, is one of the countries with the highest daylight hours. A privilege that more and more farmers take advantage of by installing photovoltaic panels that use solar energy to irrigate their crops.
Relying on this type of solutions means great economic savings and has many advantages, so it is not surprising that every day there are more success cases that serve as a reference for professionals in the agricultural sector.
Javier, a young farmer from Tomelloso, has inherited his grandfather’s farm where they used to cultivate vineyard and now, he has decided to bet on almond tree production with clean energy.
The farm consists of a solar pumped irrigation installation with photovoltaic energy developed by the company Novagric, replacing the old diesel engine irrigation.
“Now that we start from scratch, we have bet on something much cleaner” says Javier, thus creating a clean energy that takes advantage of sunlight and respects the environment.
What advantages does this solar panels irrigation system offer?
Irrigation systems powered by generators not only involve higher diesel costs, but they also require a lot of maintenance. So, having this alternative not only reduces fossil fuels costs, but also system maintenance.
For this type of facilities an initial inversion is needed, but as Javier says: “With solar panels the expense you do it the first year and then it is amortised”. Since they are amortised in a time of between five and six years, ensuring a solar panel operation of 25 years minimum, so it means almost 20 years free.
Another advantage of having solar irrigation system is its great autonomy. The sunshine hours that can be used depend on the season of the year, being able to reach eleven hours of sunshine per day.
Committed to the farmer’s success
Javier explains that he decided to take the leap towards solar pumping with Novagric due to “the trust and how they work”.
The company has more than 44 years of experience offering a comprehensive service in agricultural facilities that ease the work of growers, entrepreneurs, or investors. It develops agricultural projects of positive impact all over the world, both in greenhouses (equipped with high-control technology and climate and irrigation automation) and in outdoors irrigation facilities and water treatment, giving rise to Smart Agriculture that helps producers to add quality in their crops and productivity in their harvests reducing water and energetic footprint.
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Project details
Type
Open field irrigation project
Location
Spain
Cultivation
Almond Tree
Surface
Without this information for this Project
- Automated Drip Irrigation Installation
- Electrical panel transforming solar energy
- Photovoltaic solar pumping equipment installation
- Automation system
- Filtering equipment and fertilizer equipment.
- Remote control system with the irrigation control app for access from anywhere in the world.
- Design and execution of the irrigation project behind the tree plantation
- Hydraulic and electrical calculations
- Installation of drip irrigation.
- Installation of the solar panels that produce the energy
- Advice
- Technical support
- 1,600 plants grown with clean energy
- Less expenditure on consumables
- Less maintenance
- Rapid return on investment
- Respect for the environment
Successful Almond Irrigation ☀️
Watch how this young farmer decides to renew his facility for almond tree production with solar energy, reducing its costs and carbon footprint
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