Agricultural Projects
Discover how we engineer high-capacity solar and battery storage systems
System Specifications
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.
⚡ 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 |
Off-Grid Solar & Hydro Microgrid with Battery Storage
System Specifications
Dairy Farm Solar Array with Projected £443,305 Savings
The Returns
🟨 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.
📉 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 |
System Specifications
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.
🚜 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 |
System Specifications
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.
⚡ 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.
