Solar for agriculture

Diesel pump to solar.

Centre-pivot irrigation with the pump converted from diesel to solar. We size the array, the drive and the structure to the pump, not the other way round.

150 to 600 HP
50 HP steps
16 to 18 hours a day

Package range

Ten packages, 150 to 600 HP.

Pick the pump duty. Packages run in 50 HP steps, and the pivot class follows the pump.

Package 04 / 10300HP

Approx. motor power: ≈ 224 kW
Pivot class: 6 to 7 tower
Running time: 16 to 18 hours a day

Pivot size sets the pump duty, so the classes shown are indicative until the hydraulic survey fixes it.

All ten packages

Package	Pump duty	Approx. motor power	Pivot class (indicative)	Typical running time
01	150 HP	112 kW	4 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
02	200 HP	149 kW	4 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
03	250 HP	186 kW	4 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
04	300 HP	224 kW	6 to 7 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
05	350 HP	261 kW	6 to 7 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
06	400 HP	298 kW	6 to 7 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
07	450 HP	336 kW	8 to 11 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
08	500 HP	373 kW	8 to 11 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
09	550 HP	410 kW	8 to 11 tower	16 to 18 hours a day
10	600 HP	447 kW	8 to 11 tower	16 to 18 hours a day

Before and after

Same field. Different fuel.

The pivot keeps turning. What changes is what drives the pump: a solar array and drive in place of the diesel engine and its fuel runs.

Centre-pivot span over a cultivated field — Reference photograph and illustrative image.

Centre-pivot field with a ground-mount solar array beside it — Reference photograph and illustrative image.

Duty before panels

The pump runs 16 to 18 hours a day.

That is why the duty assessment matters more than the panel count. The array carries the daylight hours; the rest of the run needs storage or the existing generator.

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