Lorentz Solar Pump at Braidwood

 This Lorentz Solar pump system draws from a beautiful spring fed dam east of Braidwood. It cosists of 3000 watts of solar array along with a submersible centrifugal pump floated under a welded poly pontoon. The Clenergy pole mounts provide a simple, adjustable base for the panels and controller. The pump supplies a number of tanks, approximately 1km away and with 50m static head. A pressure system and SunSwitch ensure that it operates properly all year round.

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Solar Pumping Calculators

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New Solar Pump for Angus Taylor

We were very proud to be asked to install this Lorentz solar pump for our local federal member of parliament, Angus Taylor, and his wife, Louise, on their farm near Goulburn.

This little beauty will deliver 12,000 - 18,000 litres per day with zero running costs. It will fill a 50,000 litre tank which reticulates to troughs around the property. The pump is mounted under a welded poly pontoon, and is fitted with a pressure switch which shuts the pump down when the tank is full.

 Angus tells us he is very supportive of solar solutions, and so are we!

Lorentz are the largest solar pump company in the world, and have the largest range of pump, panel and controller combinations available. This means that the system can be precisely sized and customised to suit the required application and duty. 

Angus's new solar pump.

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A little ray of insolation

This little beauty fills a 5000L tank about 70m away. The pump is a Shurflo 9235 model and delivers around 1500L per day. Really simple and a great choice for a little job like this.

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Lorentz Solar Pumps are so much more affordable.

Here are a couple of Lorentz Solar Pump installations from the last month or so.

Panel pricing continues to fall, making solar the best option for remote pumping.

Lorentz are leading the way with their highest possible quality equipment, but also reasonably priced.

600 Watts of raw power

Out with the old, in with the new.

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Lorentz Solar Pumping Does It Again

Twin solar arrays at Gavans place

8 x 190 Watt Panels

Tilt adjustable for optimum efficiency

Delivers 17,000 - 23,000 Litres per Day

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Lorentz Solar Pump at Bigga

This small Lorentz solar pump system was installed near Bigga, NSW. It was installed in just a few hours and now fills a remote tank as well as topping up the adjacent waterhole. Owners Trevor and Will were on hand to watch the install, and have loved their trouble free (and power free!) system ever since.

Lorentz Solar Pumping systems are certainly building an excellent reputation in regional NSW.

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Lorentz Solar Pump Solution at Bungonia National Park

This Lorentz solar pumping system was installed at Bungonia National Park to service the needs of campers and staff. Previously a large 3 phase pump had been installed which was both costly and time consuming to operate.

The new solar system operates in parallel with the old system, but supplies the base load of water requirement to the park. The system is designed to deliver approximately 20,000L per day to a series of storage tanks 70m uphill and 2km away. 

Each part had to be carried in to the site over some pretty treacherous ground, whereas the original system was brought in by helicopter. 

The control system has been located in the original pump shed and the new solar system plugs into the existing infrastructure, allowing staff to top up the tanks with the 3 phase pump system during peak useage if necessary. How's the serenity?

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Low Voltage Pump System

A simple 12 Volt pump system for our customers solar powered weekender. Note the large Wellmate pressure tank. It lets our customer use approximately 150 litres of water under pressure before the pump starts.

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Another Happy Lorentz Customer!

Our customer (we'll call him Brian) needed to get water to irrigate his extensive parkland garden. His problem was that his only viable water source was over 1 kilometer away with no power available. We installed this Lorentz solar pump system to transfer water from his large remote dam to a small dam near the house. 1.3km of poly pipe was buried by tractor and ripper and by dingo trencher. A standard electric irrigation pump then reticulates the water out to a network of taps around his garden. The system works a treat and filled his dam in just a few days. Brian now has ample water for his garden and can expand and improve his already lovely garden. Lorentz, and Goulburn Water Systems now have another happy customer!

 

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Sweet Solar Solution

Our client wanted an economical way to pump water from his spring up to a tank on a hill. This little 80 watt system fitted the bill perfectly. Although it was a bit more expensive than the firefighter pump option that our client originally sought, he is already enjoying the hassle free operation and time saving aspects of solar pumping. Not to mention no refueling and automatic operation. In terms of fuel costs and time costs, our client will be miles ahead in the very near future. Sweet!

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Lorentz Solar Pumps gaining an excellent reputation.

  This Lorentz solar pump station replaced an old Southern Cross windmill which had a long history of needing a high level of maintenance. OH& S was also a consideration in replacing the windmill, as servicing windmills has a built in risk factor, working at heights. A diesel powered pump jack had also been used on this site, delivering water from a bore to a remote tank. It utilises 4 x 170 Watt panels and is set  at a depth of 45m. It has so far provided trouble free operation and will significantly cut down on maintenance costs.

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Another Lorentz Solar Pump Installation

Goulburn Water Systems were recently asked to supply and install another Lorentz Solar Pumping system at Windellama, 40km southeast of Goulburn. He wanted a water supply to wash down motorbikes and perhaps to grow a bit of grass. A bore had been drilled close to his weekender and had good yield and good quality water available. The only obstacle: No power available! Goulburn Water Systems were able to recommend a suitable pump, panel and controller combination which would meet his requirements and more. The system was a Lorentz 1100 Watt (6 panels) Helical Rotor pumping system delivering an average of  7,100 to 9,500 Litres per day to a 5000 Gallon tank approximately 850m away and 30m above. The system took less than a day to install, once the concrete footing had been poured, and the tank was full 2 days later. Our client now has an excellent water supply and is planning what he is going to do with it.

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Solar Pump Installation

 Goulburn Water Systems have recently installed this solar pumping unit as part of a CMA project. The client had an excellent permanent waterhole that is also subject to occasional flooding. The brief was to provide a pumping system which would reliably reticulate water around his property, but also be able to stay out of the way of any storm flows coming downstream.

The pump chosen was a Lorentz PS600 HR07, 525 Watt Helical Rotor submersible pump powered by 3 Astronergy 175 watt panels. Lorentz were the preferred choice due to their large range of pumps (which meant that the correct pump for the job could be chosen) as well as their rugged (cast stainless steel) construction.  It was installed inside a 6" PVC pipe which was concreted into the creek bank, placing the pump below flood water flows and away from any fast moving debris. The panels and controller were installed above the high water mark along with the pressure system.

Lorentz are the largest manufacturer of solar pumps in the world with distributors on every continent and almost every country. Because Lorentz only manufacture solar pumps, their expertise in this specialist field is second to none. Additionally, Lorentz has invested heavily in system specification software with their Compass software. Compass allows the system designer to change every parameter of the system (right down to cable diameter and dust on the panels) to determine the optimal configuration. Goulburn Water Systems regularly uses this valuable tool to show customers the expected month by month and hour by hour performance of their investment.

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Solar Pumping vs Diesel Pumping

A case study of the costs of solar and diesel powered pumps found that diesel pumps are up to 4 times as costly as solar pumps over their lifetime. In most cases the breakeven timeframe is less than 20 months. The study takes into consideration factors such as initial cost, maintenance, operation and replacement. To view the full report click here.

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