The solar pump

At remote places, far away from electricity and clean water, electrical pumps with solar panels (solar pumps) can provide in a clever solution. In several projects Pico Sol gained experience with this technology. We would like to share this knowledge with you.

▲ Solar pump in Sowek, a village with 1500 inhabitants on the island of Biak, north to West-Papua. Click here for more information about this project.

On this website, you are able to design step by step your own solar pump.

General lay-out of the solar pump system

Overview of the six design steps

Step 1 Determination of water demand

Step 2 Determination of water head and pipe friction

Step 3 Determination of the irradiation on site

Step 4 System configuration

Step 5 Pump selection

Step 6 Solar panel selection

Optional - Application of a solar tracker

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The solar pump