Renewable Energy for Pump Stations Operation in Delta Region Using GIS Technique “Study Case: El_Menoufia Governorate”

Abstract

The paper analyzes replacement diesel fuel pump stations by the solar Photo Voltaic (PV) water pump stations in El_Menoufia Governorate. Due to declining of water levels in the Nile River with water pump stations are used along Nile River with its canals for irrigating agricultural land. About 600 pump stations networks are distributed all over the governorates in the Nile Delta. Every pump station consumed specific value of fuel; which might lead to further emissions of CO2 polluters to the environment. EL-Menoufia governorate has more than 20% from theses pump stations. In this paper, solar energy with the PV panels have been proposed and applied with the calculation of the needed area for installing the PV panels. Effect of pump operation using the diesel fuel on the environment is discussed. The emitted values of CO2, specify the polluted areas, and the degrees of pollutions are obtained. Digital elevation maps for the study region and a lot of data about the pumps were collected. Two models under Geographic Information System technique have been used. The results give a clear vision to the decision maker to apply the solar energy in all the distributed pump stations.This paper presents a new technology of using solar PV water pumping in the Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry.The amount of generated solar power is calculated with specifying the Photo voltaic type, and the needed areas to install the PV panels. In addition the impact of used diesel pumps on the environment and the amount of CO2 emitted were obtained. Two models under Geographic Information System (GIS) technique have been used; (a) Geo-statistical and (b) Solar radiation models.