Solution : In rural Cambodia, farms require irrigation for their crops. The water can be taken from a well, a river, or a lake/pond and will be distributed through pipes, hoses, or irrigation channels. The amount of water needed depends on the crop type, season, and water distribution/delivery system. When designing a solar water pumping system, it is essential to select the right water delivery system. Drip irrigation is especially well suited for solar applications and cash crops. Summit Energy engineers take this into account and design an optimized solar pumping system within the available budget, local conditions, delivery mechanism, seasonality parameters, and the amount of water required for the crop.

Solution : Solar water pumping can also be used for swimming pools. Summit Energy has installed several solar systems for this purpose in Cambodia over the past decade. The size and type of the pool, filtration system, and flow determine the types of pumps and their hours of use. From this, Summit Energy engineers can design and optimize the solar pumping system for the swimming pool.