Agriculture
Bespoke Solar PV & Battery Storage Solutions for Dairy Farms, Poultry Sheds, Cold Storage, and Agricultural Estates
Off-Grid Solar & Hydro Microgrid with Battery Storage
The Returns
🟧 Solar Array Capacity: 149.96 kWp high-efficiency commercial PV array deployed across primary agricultural barn roofs.
🟧 Commercial Inverter Stack: 3x Fronius Verto 33.3 kW commercial inverters engineered for heavy-duty 3-phase power processing.
🟧 Dynamic Export Control: Integrated Fronius Smart Meter configuration capping grid export to 20 kW while permitting up to 58 kW generation for site loads.
🟧 Regulatory Certification: Fully certified G99 grid compliance engineered to satisfy strict DNO protection settings (G99 Issue 1, Amendment 10).
🟧 High-Demand Load Matching: Direct integration with continuous dairy operations, including milking parlours, milk cooling tanks, and water heating.
🟧 Turnkey Farm Execution: End-to-end design, DNO liaison, structural roof assessment, AC/DC cabling, and full site commissioning.
System Specifications
⚡ Overcomes Grid Constraints: Intelligent export control allows a full 149.96 kWp array install despite a strict 20 kW DNO export limit.
🥛 100% On-Site Consumption Focus: Unlocks maximum self-consumption savings for energy-intensive dairy farming overheads.
📊 Smart Generation Throttling: Smart meter monitoring continuously balances heavy daytime equipment draw against grid limits.
🛡️ Full DNO Compliance: Built and commissioned strictly within regulatory G99 guidelines to safeguard rural grid stability.
🚜 Agricultural Overhead Reduction: Substantially lowers baseline utility expenses across continuous milk cooling and slurry operations.
🗺️ Future-Proofed Utility Asset: Enables farm expansion without requiring costly local grid infrastructure upgrades.
149.96 kWp Agricultural PV
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High Dairy Self-Consumption
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Future-proofed asset
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149.96 kWp Agricultural PV | High Dairy Self-Consumption | Future-proofed asset |
51 kWp Dairy Farm Microgrid & Off-Grid Battery Storage
System Specifications
🟧 Solar Array: 51.04 kWp Tier 1 off-grid solar PV array on trapezoidal metal roofing.
🟧 Solar Inverter: Fronius UK Tauro 50 kW commercial inverter for high-yield conversion.
🟧 Storage Infrastructure: 193.2 kWh Fogstar Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for continuous off-grid power.
🟧 Core Controls: Three-phase Victron stack with 9x MultiPlus-II 15kVA units managing heavy loads, solar, and generator input.
🟧 Custom Engineering: Built to absorb 40+ kW operational spikes while charging batteries at optimal generator efficiency.
🟧 Infrastructure & Compliance: LV distribution panel upgrades, dual AC changeovers, isolators, schematics, and full compliance.
The Returns
⚡ 24/7 Power Security: Reliable three-phase energy self-sufficiency for milking, cooling, and water heating.
🔋 Generator Optimization: Cuts generator run-hours by executing charge cycles strictly at peak fuel efficiency.
🔄 Multi-Source Logic: Intelligent Victron control balancing solar PV, battery storage, and auto-start generator power.
🌐 24/7 Remote Visibility: Victron Remote Management (VRM) for live tracking of energy flows, battery health, and diagnostics.
📈 Designed for Expansion: Built-in capacity to scale solar, battery storage, or inverter output as farm demand grows.
🗺️ Turnkey Delivery: End-to-end electrical design, panel upgrades, cabling, commissioning, and site schematics.
51.04 kWp Solar PV
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193.2 kWh Battery Storage
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24/7 Dairy Resilience
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51.04 kWp Solar PV | 193.2 kWh Battery Storage | 24/7 Dairy Resilience |
Off-Grid Solar & Hydro Microgrid with Battery Storage
System Highlights
🟧 Solar Array: 11.96 kWp off-grid PV array estimated to generate 11,960 kWh annually.
🟧 Hydro Integration: Single-phase hydro generator fully integrated to provide continuous seasonal generation.
🟧 Storage Infrastructure: 48.3 kWh high-capacity Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capturing combined solar and hydro power for 24/7 resilience.
🟧 Core Controls: 8.2 kW Fronius UK PV inverter paired with a central Victron Energy off-grid management stack.
🟧 Custom Engineering: Engineered an excess-energy control system to safely absorb hydro spin-down inertia without overcharging or damaging the battery bank.
🟧 Decommissioning & Compliance: Safe removal of legacy defunct BYD battery system alongside full electrical schematics, site plans, and AC/DC isolation design.
System Specifications
⚡ 100% Grid Independent: Complete permanent de-energisation and disconnection from the main electrical grid.
🔋 24/7 Power Security: Seamless multi-source power generation delivering total energy self-sufficiency day and night.
🔄 Multi-Input Management: Advanced Victron control logic balancing simultaneous input from solar PV and hydro generation.
🗑️ Legacy Upgrades: Decommissioned and replaced failing storage infrastructure with modern, high-reliability BESS.
🗺️ Turnkey Delivery: End-to-end design, custom protection engineering, cable installation, and system commissioning.
11.96 kWp Solar & Hydro Microgrid
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48.3 kWh Battery Storage
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100% Off-Grid Resilience
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11.96 kWp Solar & Hydro Microgrid | 48.3 kWh Battery Storage | 100% Off-Grid Resilience |
Dairy Farm Solar Array with Projected £443,305 Savings
System Specifications
🟨 Solar Array: 65.12kWp commercial array featuring Bloomberg Tier 1 modules generating 52,782 kWh annually.
🟨 Storage: 63.2kWh high-capacity battery storage to power peak milking periods.
🟨 Thermal Optimisation: Fronius Solar & Energy Ohmpilot system diverting surplus power to on-site water heating.
🟨 System Intelligence: Fully integrated G99-compliant design with Fronius UK Solar.web real-time remote monitoring.
🟨 Turnkey Engineering: Full end-to-end management from grid application to new distribution boards and high-load MCBs.
The Returns
📉 Annual Energy Bill: Cut from £18,954 down to £8,797 per year
💰 25-Year Benefit: £443,305 total lifetime savings
⚡ Self-Consumption Rate: 86% of generated solar power used entirely on-site
📆 Payback Period: 6 Years, 10 Months
♻️ Carbon Offset: 297.69 Tonnes lifetime CO₂e
65.12 kWp Commercial Solar Array
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Projected £443,305 Lifetime Savings
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6 Years, 10 Months Pay Back
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65.12 kWp Commercial Solar Array | Projected £443,305 Lifetime Savings | 6 Years, 10 Months Pay Back |
Off Grid Poultry Farm Solar Asset Saving £5,000 Monthly
Key Project Focus
🟨 Solar Array: 12.45kWp high-yield off-grid PV array engineered for continuous agricultural demands..
🟨 Storage: 48.3kWh heavy-duty Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) designed for high instantaneous power output.
🟨 System Core: Scalable Victron Energy off-grid infrastructure capable of expanding up to 515.2kWh for future expansion.
🟨 Generator Integration: Intelligent generator-tied control network that maximises battery charging at optimal engine efficiency rates.
🟨 Turnkey Engineering: Full end-to-end management from grid application to new distribution boards and high-load MCBs.
System Specifications
🚜 Complete Off-Grid Independence: Engineered a fully autonomous power network to bypass hundreds of thousands in grid connection fees.
💰 Massive Operational Savings: Drastically lowered monthly overheads with documented savings of circa £5,000 per month.
🔋 Generator Size Optimisation: High-output battery delivery allowed the client to deploy a smaller, less expensive backup generator.
🔒 Continuous 24 7 Reliability: Guaranteed non-stop power security designed specifically to protect sensitive poultry environments.
12.45kWp Off-Grid Solar Array
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Scalable Victron Energy Off-Grid Tech
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Zero Grid Connection Required
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12.45kWp Off-Grid Solar Array | Scalable Victron Energy Off-Grid Tech | Zero Grid Connection Required |
Agritourism Farm 24.20kWp High-Yield Array
Key Project Focus
🟨 Solar Array: 24.20kWp high-yield commercial array designed to maximise generation on a restricted infrastructure profile.
🟨 System Core: Dual grid-tied Fronius 8.2kW inverters configured for optimal energy conversion and system resilience.
🟨 Grid Infrastructure: Meticulously engineered single-phase network built to fully exploit maximum allowable DNO limits.
🟨 System Intelligence: Full integration with the Fronius Portal for real-time asset monitoring and production tracking from any device.
System Specifications
⚡ Single Phase Capacity Maximisation: Designed the absolute largest solar asset possible within the farm's existing single-phase electrical constraints.
📉 DNO Lifecycle Management: Successfully navigated network applications to secure an exceptional 16.4kW export approval.
🌻 Diversified Agricultural Support: High-output energy architecture built to offset the scaling overheads of a busy public pick-your-own event farm.
🔒 Certified Grid Compliance: Engineering profile perfectly balanced to deliver maximum generation without risking infrastructure stability.