Motivation
The monastery, including several farms, is located on the top of Ansina mountain at an altitude of 200 m above sea level, about 300 km south of Cairo.
To satisfy water demand the monastery uses a diesel generator to get water from a well with a depth of 250 m. The generator's output amounts to approx. 100 hp to fill a tank with approx. 360 m3 per day. The costs for diesel sum up to around 10.000 Egyptian pounds per month in addition to maintenance costs.
Concept & Budget
Concept
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A typical solar powered pumping system consists of a solar panel array that powers an electric motor, which in turn powers a bore or surface pump.
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The water is often pumped from the ground or stream into a storage tank.
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Energy storage is not needed for these systems.
Estimated cost: Solar system with 75 kWpeak
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Solar modules cost: 450.000 EGP
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Inverter costs: 50.000 EGP
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Total costs: 500.000 EGP (~ 27.000 €)
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Cost/kW: 6.600 EGP (360 €)
St. Antonius Foundation sent 2.000 € as a first donation to help implementing the project. Right now, we try to get bigger fund from a German Association.
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