Luxor Solar GmbH, producer of high-performance solar modules with German engineering standards, has delivered a 90.75 kWp solar system to Croatia. The produced electricity is used to power pumps for an orchard irrigation system. The installation was realised together with a strategic project partner this year in May.
Luxor Solar delivered for this project 363 polycrystalline Ecoline LX-250P modules to Kneevi Vinogradi in the north-east of Croatia. At the same time, the old water pumps have been replaced by more efficient ones. The investor Rabo Ltd. completed end of May the construction of the new solar pump station (SPS).
The pumps are located at three plants outside the village. In the past, six water pumps transported water and irrigated the orchards at the plant Rabo I – III. The system was powered by diesel generators which used 33,500 litres fuel per year. This corresponds to 330.2 MWh of electricity. The major goal of the project was to replace diesel with a more environmental-friendly energy source. The new solar pump system only needs round about 123 MWh electricity yearly.
The plant Rabo I powers the pump which transports the water from the source to the lagoon where it is stored. The expected solar energy production is about 16.4 MWh p.a.. Rabo II produces power to transport the water from the lagoon to the reservoir. For this segment, 42 MWh solar electricity p.a. are expected. At Rabo III, 64.8 MWh clean electricity p.a. are estimated, to transport water from the reservoir to the orchards. In summary, the irrigation system in Kneevi Vinogradi produces 123.2 MWh electricity p.a. which covers 100 percent of the total demand for the new SPS. The estimated CO2 savings are 48.44 tons p.a.
With more than 3.5 MW of installed capacity, Luxor Solar has a market share of about 10 percent in Croatia and is the market leader. In 2015, the Ecoline LX 250P was one of the most sold modules in the country. The polycrystalline best-seller is a guarantee of high economic efficiency. Excellent price and performance combine perfectly with the economic and geographical conditions in Croatia. The 60-cell module with a nominal power of 250 Wp and a comparatively low voltage makes it possible to install more modules per row and thus lay out the inverters in a more economically efficient manner. With their 6 size, these polycrystalline cells are leaders in the market. Their advantage: they can be manufactured more economically, and they stand out thanks to their low temperature coefficients.
