Measurement and verification of the Eskom irrigation pumping standard product programme: evaluation of crop load factors
Abstract
Eskom Integrated Demand Management (IDM) also
included irrigation in the Standard Product
Programme (SPP) to cater for smaller irrigation
Energy Efficient (EE) projects. The irrigation sector is a
large energy consumer in South Africa and may have a
large EE potential. The unique characteristics of
irrigation projects create significant challenges for
Measurement and Verification (M&V) under the SPP.
Previous M&V studies assessed a large sample of
irrigation pumping Variable Speed Drive (VSD) SPP
projects. These assessments were conducted to verify
project impact availability, project viability and
achieved savings credibility. A further study was
required to quantify attainable project impacts over the
whole project life by incorporating crop Load Factors
(LF). This paper focuses specifically on the evaluation
and validation of crop LFs as well as its applicability
and use in SPP irrigation projects. The evaluation was
conducted through a comprehensive crop LF analysis.
The aim of this analysis was to determine the typical LF
of a large sample of real world pumps and compare
these with the Eskom proposed crop LFs
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