TURCHI · Solar sector
TURCHI hydraulic pile drivers install up to 150 piles per day with a single operator. Fifteen-minute setup, zero standing time. The choice of EPC contractors who deliver on time and on budget — from Italy to Romania, Spain to Poland.
Whoever drives piles faster wins more contracts.
406 GW
Solar capacity installed across the EU (end of 2025)
A record market demanding fast, efficient, scalable pile driving on every new ground-mount project.
+65 GW
New capacity installed in the EU in 2025
Millions of piles every year. The machine that drives faster wins more contracts.
750 GW
EU-27 target by 2030 (REPowerEU)
The ground-mount segment drives most of this growth. Turchi is already present in every key market.
Source: SolarPower Europe EU Market Outlook 2025, IEA Renewables 2025, REPowerEU
We do not sell machines. We sell sites delivered on time.
150+
piles/day
With the TURCHI 300F on standard soil. A 1 MW plant finished in under a week.
1
operator
One person runs the full driving cycle. Your team can cover multiple sites in parallel.
15
minutes setup
From trailer offload to first pile driven. No dead time at shift start.
€2-4
cost per pile
Including operator, fuel and depreciation. Up to 70% less than traditional methods.
6 m
maximum depth
Covers 95% of European solar installs, including clay and rocky soils.
98%
average uptime
Built to keep running. If something happens, we respond within 1 hour across Europe.
How a TURCHI pile driver transforms your solar jobsite.
01
The pile driver arrives on a standard trailer (no special transport). Offload, position and start in under 15 minutes.
02
Optional GPS guides the operator to the exact coordinates of each pile. Zero positioning errors, no rework.
03
The 950–1,200 J hammer drives each pile in seconds, even in clay and compact soils. The operator works entirely from the ground.
04
The machine moves to the next pile via radio remote control. With the pile trolley, resupply is continuous — zero downtime.
Semi-automatic GPS, assisted verticality and remote monitoring are available as options on all models.
PRODUCTS
Three TURCHI pile drivers built for solar — from 100 kW sites to 50 MW parks.
Best for
3+ MW arrays, maximum productivity, large projects
Best for
1–2 MW solar arrays, balanced speed, great for road work
Best for
Solar and guardrail sites, pile driver always supplied
Case study
How two operators completed ~1,850 piles in 12 days using a TURCHI 300F
From the site
“With the TURCHI 300F we handed over the site three days ahead of schedule. The client awarded us the second lot directly.”
Original (Romanian)
“Cu TURCHI 300F am predat șantierul cu 3 zile mai devreme față de graficul de execuție. Clientul ne-a încredințat direct al doilea lot.”
| Metric | TURCHI 300F | Manual / excavator | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piles per day | ✓ 150+ | ✗ 80–120 | 4× faster |
| Operators required | ✓ 1 | ✗ 3–4 | 75% fewer people |
| Setup time | ✓ 15 min | ✗ 1–2 h | 8× faster |
| Cost per pile | ✓ €2–4 | ✗ €8–15 | Up to 70% saving |
| Positioning accuracy | ✓ GPS ±5 mm | ✗ Manual ±50 mm | 10× more accurate |
| Max depth | ✓ 6 m | ✗ 3–4 m | More applications covered |
| Time for 1 MW (~500 piles) | ✓ 4–5 days | ✗ 17–25 days | Deliver 4× sooner |
Indicative comparison based on ground-mounted PV on standard soil. Results vary with ground conditions, pile depth and profile type.
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In solar, delays mean penalties. Our support is built to keep you running.
From ticket to action, never more than 1 hour. Anywhere in Europe.
Genuine parts delivered within 48 hours in any European country.
Real-time diagnostics via app. Often fixed remotely before a tech arrives.
Your crew productive in half a day. Training included with delivery.
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Configure the pile driver for your plant or request a tailored quote.
TURCHI will be exhibiting at Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich, Hall A5 Booth 240. See the TURCHI 300F, tracked pile trolley and all utility-scale solar configurations live. Book a meeting with our team.
Purchase or rental with operator? The right question isn't the daily cost — it's how many MW you install per year. Here's how to think about break-even in megawatts — without brochure numbers, because cost per MW depends on your ground and your piles.
Regular servicing like any machine (oils, filters, grease), plus a wear kit to keep in stock. Those working hard on tough ground spend about €7,000 a year on consumable parts. Here's what counts as routine maintenance and what's in the TURCHI 300F spare-parts kit.
