HOW WAS GOODWELL BORN?
The idea of Goodwell started with a good friend who then had a farm with 26 horses.
Every day, tanks of water were driven by tractor out to the horses that were at pasture. Thoughts about how one could ease the work so that he saved both time and money began to take shape. Since the tractor was fitted with a logger, we could get very exact values for both diesel use and operating time.
Knowing that there was access to groundwater beneath the surface, the first napkin sketch was born of what we have today developed into Goodwell. From this, a first unit was built that could pump up several thousand litres of water per day straight from groundwater, and it showed that we were on the right path. The design was then refined step by step, and we applied for a patent, which was granted in 2019.
Original sketch – From idea to patent
Milstolpar
2019
Patent granted
Patent
2020
First prototype in stainless steel
Prototype
2021
Field test with data
Field test
From prototype to proven effect
During the autumn of 2020 the first prototype was built in stainless steel, equipped with a solar collector, microcomputer, charge controller, motion sensor and lithium battery. We fitted it further with level sensors, solenoid valves, a litre counter and a weather station in order to analyse in what way varying weather conditions affected the groundwater level.
On 11 March 2021, Goodwell prototype 1 was set in the ground together with a simulation programme, and has since then continuously supplied us with measurement data that has even exceeded our calculations.