FARMING | OCEANIA Smart Hydraulic Pump TAIPA, NORTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND NORTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND YINGLISOLAR.COM/AU | [email protected] | 1300 309 489 Millar’s Beef Farm Turns Sunlight Into Pumping Power Northland comprises many dairy and cattle farms which in summer can suffer drought conditions. Millar’s Farm originally employed both diesel and petrol water pumps to lift water to two 100m high storage tanks set 1 km apart. There was no access to grid electricity and the existing fuel pumps were costly to run and maintain. EcoInnovation has solved the problem of water pumping to high head locations of up to 250m. They’ve developed a home grown New Zealand made solution which harnesses solar energy. EcoInnovation, a company renowned for innovative renewable energy solutions has teamed up with Independent Power, a specialist in remote Solar PV solutions to deliver the Smart Hydraulic Pump (SHP). The pump is simple to install and maintain. It offsets up to 3 tonnes of CO 2 per annum, while seeing a financial payback within 1 to 5 years depending on requirements and site location. KEY FACTS CUSTOMER Millar’s Beef Finishing Farm PROJECT Smart Hydraulic Pump SYSTEM SIZE 1.04 kWp MODULE TYPE 260 W YGE Polycrystalline CONNECTED April 2017 INSTALLER Self-Installed