Pat Lee (left), ReAqua General Manager Business Development with Mark Kay, Product Team leader together with the LORENTZ pump.
Aussie renewable energy and water company, ReAqua is experiencing surging demand from farmers across the Southern Tablelands, seeking the latest clean and green solar water pump technology.
Charlie McDonald from Irrigear Goulburn has seen firsthand the growing demand amongst landholders in the area, all looking for sustainable, cost saving and user-friendly farming options.
“Petrol and diesel water pumps can be expensive, noisy, wasteful, and not great for the local environment,” he said.
According to ReAqua CEO, Donald Fraser, the strong demand in the region is being seen across Australia.
ReAqua co-developed the LORENTZ “S” in coordination with German engineering partners LORENTZ to address what it saw as an unmet need amongst small scale farmers looking to tap into the high-tech renewable energy equipment, previously only accessible to large scale commercial producers.
Mr Fraser believes the demand is part of a broader movement within the agricultural industry, which realises the importance of incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
While a recent report from the NSW Department of Primary Industries showed diesel represents over 80% of the energy consumed by agriculture in the state, there’s been a shift in sentiment occurring for quite some time according to Mr Fraser.
ReAqua’s General Manager of Business Development, Pat Lee grew up on a multi-generational farming property near Tamworth.
“As a company, we’ve traditionally focussed on commercial scale products for large scale pastoral, farming and irrigation operations,” Mr Lee said.
“However, we keep hearing from hobby and lifestyle farmers that they also want access to this technology, but at a price point they can afford, and without some of the necessary install and maintenance requirements needed for the larger commercial orientated equipment,” explains Mr Lee.